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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 Caborn (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 Caborn. 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 and hospitals 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.

Caborn is located in Posey 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 Posey County: Gallatin (IL), White (IL), White (IL), Gibson, Gibson, Vanderburgh, Henderson (KY) & Union (KY).

Below are the counties that are near Caborn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Caborn:

  • Posey County     (The home county of Caborn)
  • Gibson County
  • Vanderburgh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caborn, with the one closest to Caborn listed first.
    • Kasson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cypress
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
    • Vaughan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
    • Evansville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Highland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Armstrong
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Martin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Darmstadt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
    • Melody Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
    • Inglefield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • McCutchanville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Smythe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Warrick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caborn, with the one closest to Caborn listed first.
    • Stevenson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Baugh City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Baugh City is located in Warrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
    • Newburgh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Elberfeld
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chandler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Chandler is located in Warrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
    • Wheatonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Dayville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Boonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Graham Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynnville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Edwards County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caborn, with the one closest to Caborn listed first.
    • Browns
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Browns is located in Edwards County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Browns <1>
    • Red Top
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gallatin County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caborn, with the one closest to Caborn listed first.
    • New Haven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Inman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Shawneetown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Shawneetown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Omaha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowlesville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
    • Elba
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Wabash County (IL)
  • White County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caborn, with the one closest to Caborn listed first.
    • Maunie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Maunie is located in White County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maunie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maunie <1>
    • Phillipstown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Phillipstown is located in White County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Emma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Crossville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Calvin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Herald
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Grayville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Carmi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Roland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Roland is located in White County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Stokes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Norris City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Daviess County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caborn, with the one closest to Caborn listed first.
    • Curdsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Curdsville is located in Daviess County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
    • Birk City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
  • Henderson County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caborn, with the one closest to Caborn listed first.
    • White City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Smith Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Smith Mills is located in Henderson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
    • Henderson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Corydon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Corydon is located in Henderson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <1>
    • Baskett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
    • Dixie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Spottsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Niagara
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Robards
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Robards is located in Henderson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robards <1>
    • Reed
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Bluff City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Carlinburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Union County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caborn, with the one closest to Caborn listed first.
    • Hitesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Uniontown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Chapman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Waverly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Flournoy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Breckinridge Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Breckinridge Center is located in Union County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
    • Morganfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Raleigh
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Webster County (KY)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Caborn, see our County-by-County Page for Caborn.

Cemeteries Near Caborn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caborn.

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 Caborn - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Caborn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Caborn, with the one closest to Caborn listed first.

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 Caborn had a population of 67 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Caborn, with the one closest to Caborn listed first.

  • Lippe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lippe is located in Posey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippe
  • Bufkin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Saint Philip
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Saint Philip is located in Posey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Philip
  • Oliver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Belknap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Belknap is located in Vanderburgh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
  • Farmersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Farmersville is located in Posey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Mount Vernon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • West Franklin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Franklin is located in Posey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Franklin
  • Parkers Settlement
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkers Settlement is located in Posey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Settlement
  • Springfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hepburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Solitude
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Caborn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Caborn.

Newspapers Published in Caborn ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Caborn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Caborn, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Caborn.

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 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 Caborn:

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' (or 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- Caborn) 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 Caborn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.