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 Buenavista (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 Buenavista. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Buenavista is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Brown, Greene, Jackson, Lawrence, Morgan & Owen.
Below are the counties that are near Buenavista. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buenavista:
- Monroe County (The home county of Buenavista)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buenavista, with the one closest to Buenavista listed first.
- Kirksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Stanford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Harrodsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Smithville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clear Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Highland Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Bloomington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dolan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Stinesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Unionville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buenavista, with the one closest to Buenavista listed first.
- Story
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Nashville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Helmsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Beanblossom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Pikes Peak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Gnaw Bone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Becks Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Mount Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buenavista, with the one closest to Buenavista listed first.
- Howesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Clay City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buenavista, with the one closest to Buenavista listed first.
- Odon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elnora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Plainville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buenavista, with the one closest to Buenavista listed first.
- Solsberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Owensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Koleen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Mineral City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Tulip
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Calvertville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Scotland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elliston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Plummer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Plummer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Worthington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buenavista, with the one closest to Buenavista listed first.
- Norman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Houston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Kurtz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Freetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Medora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Spraytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Knox County
- Sandborn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buenavista, with the one closest to Buenavista listed first.
- Popcorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Springville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Guthrie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Judah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Judah is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
- Avoca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Oolitic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Silverville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Coxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Bedford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Heltonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buenavista, with the one closest to Buenavista listed first.
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Crane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burns City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lacy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Loogootee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buenavista, with the one closest to Buenavista listed first.
- Paragon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mahalasville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- Martinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buenavista, with the one closest to Buenavista listed first.
- Orleans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leipsic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buenavista, with the one closest to Buenavista listed first.
- Freedom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Spencer
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Arney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Gosport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Coal City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Cuba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Denmark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Patricksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Atkinsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Quincy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buenavista, see our County-by-County Page for Buenavista.
Cemeteries Near Buenavista ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buenavista.
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 Buenavista - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buenavista covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buenavista, with the one closest to Buenavista listed first.
- Carmichael Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Graves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Burch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Byers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sparks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flynn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lowder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (363 more) ...
- Dishman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Buenavista had a population of 39 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buenavista, with the one closest to Buenavista listed first.
- Kirksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Hobbieville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbieville
- Popcorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Stanford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Cincinnati
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cincinnati is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Victor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Victor is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Springville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Harrodsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Solsberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Tanner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tanner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- Owensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Guthrie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Smithville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clear Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buenavista. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buenavista.
Newspapers Published in Buenavista ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buenavista.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buenavista, 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 Buenavista.
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 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 Buenavista:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Clay County
- Davies's County
- Greene County
- Jackson County
- Knox County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Orange County
- Owen 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 Buenavista, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Buenavista) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |