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 Bryantsville (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 Bryantsville. 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 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.
Bryantsville is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Greene, Jackson, Martin, Monroe, Orange & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Bryantsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bryantsville:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Bryantsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryantsville, with the one closest to Bryantsville listed first.
- Hartleyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Georgia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Coxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Williams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Mitchell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Huron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Bedford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silverville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Spring Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Avoca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Oolitic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brown County
- Story
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryantsville, with the one closest to Bryantsville listed first.
- Taswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Eckerty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- English
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Riceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Marengo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryantsville, with the one closest to Bryantsville listed first.
- Odon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cannelburg
(23 miles [37 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
- Alfordsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Montgomery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elnora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Glendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryantsville, with the one closest to Bryantsville listed first.
- Hillham
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Norton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Dubois
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Celestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Portersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryantsville, with the one closest to Bryantsville listed first.
- Owensburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Koleen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Scotland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Mineral City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Solsberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newberry is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Plummer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plummer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Elliston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Newark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Tulip
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryantsville, with the one closest to Bryantsville listed first.
- Norman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Medora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Kurtz
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Vallonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Houston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Freetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brownstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryantsville, with the one closest to Bryantsville listed first.
- Mount Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lacy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Burns City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Windom
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Crane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Loogootee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryantsville, with the one closest to Bryantsville listed first.
- Harrodsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Kirksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Smithville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stanford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Clear Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Bloomington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Highland Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryantsville, with the one closest to Bryantsville listed first.
- Orleans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leipsic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Abydel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Prospect
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- West Baden Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- French Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Paoli
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bromer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Mahan Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Chambersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Youngs Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Trotter Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bryantsville, with the one closest to Bryantsville listed first.
- Saltillo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Campbellsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Claysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Livonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Smedley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Kossuth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Plattsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Hardinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bryantsville, see our County-by-County Page for Bryantsville.
Cemeteries Near Bryantsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bryantsville.
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 Bryantsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bryantsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bryantsville, with the one closest to Bryantsville listed first.
- Connelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tincher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Knott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thomason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Red Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grodey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Georgia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Isom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Crest Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mitchell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Mitchell.
- The Mitchell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mitchell City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #170004 <2>
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 Bryantsville had a population of 56 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bryantsville, with the one closest to Bryantsville listed first.
- Georgia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Yockey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yockey is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yockey
- Coxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Williams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Mitchell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Huron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Mount Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Bedford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silverville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Dark Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dark Hollow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Hollow
- Willow Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Valley is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Orangeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Orangeville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Orleans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cale is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bryantsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bryantsville.
Newspapers Published in Bryantsville ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bryantsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bryantsville, 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 Bryantsville.
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 Bryantsville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Crawford County
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Greene County
- Jackson County
- Martin County
- Monroe County
- Orange 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 Bryantsville, 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 from Point A (ie- Bryantsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |