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 Buffaloville (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 Buffaloville. 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 hospitals and 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.
Buffaloville is located in Spencer 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 Spencer County: Dubois, Perry, Warrick, Daviess (KY) & Hancock (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Buffaloville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buffaloville:
- Spencer County (The home county of Buffaloville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffaloville, with the one closest to Buffaloville listed first.
- Clay City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Lincoln City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Kercheval
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Santa Claus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lamar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gentryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mariah Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Chrisney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffaloville, with the one closest to Buffaloville listed first.
- Riceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Eckerty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Taswell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Alton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Grantsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Beechwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffaloville, with the one closest to Buffaloville listed first.
- Ferdinand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Huntingburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Zoar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Saint Anthony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kyana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Jasper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Schnellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Ireland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Birdseye
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Celestine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dubois
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffaloville, with the one closest to Buffaloville listed first.
- Mackey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Somerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buckskin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Oakland City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dongola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Francisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffaloville, with the one closest to Buffaloville listed first.
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bristow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ranger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Siberia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Tell City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Cannelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Apalona
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Lilly Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Leopold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Branchville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Gerald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffaloville, with the one closest to Buffaloville listed first.
- Stendal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Spurgeon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Velpen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- White Sulphur Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whiteoak
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Winslow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland City Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Otwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Glezen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Algiers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Highbank Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffaloville, with the one closest to Buffaloville listed first.
- Daylight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Smythe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- McCutchanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Melody Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffaloville, with the one closest to Buffaloville listed first.
- Heilman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Tennyson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eames
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Folsomville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- De Gonia Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Boonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Graham Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Lynnville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dayville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Chandler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Baugh City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffaloville, with the one closest to Buffaloville listed first.
- Chenaultt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Cloverport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ammons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Stephensport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Union Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffaloville, with the one closest to Buffaloville listed first.
- Maceo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Yelvington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Owensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Philpot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Birk City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Masonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Whitesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffaloville, with the one closest to Buffaloville listed first.
- Lewisport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hawesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Patesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffaloville, with the one closest to Buffaloville listed first.
- Carlinburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Spottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Bluff City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffaloville, with the one closest to Buffaloville listed first.
- Roberta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Concordia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Rhodelia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Ohio County (KY)
- Aetnaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buffaloville, see our County-by-County Page for Buffaloville.
Cemeteries Near Buffaloville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buffaloville.
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 Buffaloville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buffaloville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buffaloville, with the one closest to Buffaloville listed first.
- Buffaloville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tableman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Gentryville.
- The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial has also been known as:
- Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640694 <3>
- Pinkston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hesson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bender Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meeks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wetherill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (344 more) ...
- St. Martins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beasley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Buffaloville had a population of 141 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buffaloville, with the one closest to Buffaloville listed first.
- Kercheval
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Kennedy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Rockport Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Liberal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Liberal is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Lamar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Claus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gentryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mariah Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Chrisney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newtonville is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Evanston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Fulda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Heilman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buffaloville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buffaloville.
Newspapers Published in Buffaloville ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buffaloville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buffaloville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buffaloville.
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 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 Buffaloville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Spencer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Gibson County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Meade County
- Ohio 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> | 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- Buffaloville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Buffaloville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |