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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 Cannelburg (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 Cannelburg. 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 doctors and 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.

Cannelburg is located in Davies's County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Davies's County: Dubois, Greene, Knox, Martin & Pike.

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

  • Davies's County     (The home county of Cannelburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cannelburg, with the one closest to Cannelburg listed first.
    • Montgomery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
    • Alfordsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
      • Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Glendale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Washington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Capehart
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Graham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Davies's County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Graham
      • From Cannelburg to Graham
    • Odon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odon
      • Odon is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odon <2>
    • Plainville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
    • Sandy Hook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandy Hook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
      • Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sandy Hook
      • From Cannelburg to Sandy Hook
    • Elnora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Crawford County
  • Dubois County
  • Gibson County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cannelburg, with the one closest to Cannelburg listed first.
    • Newberry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
      • Newberry is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
    • Scotland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Plummer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plummer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
      • Plummer is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Plummer
      • From Cannelburg to Plummer
    • Lyons
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
    • Koleen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koleen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
      • Koleen is located in Greene County
    • Owensburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mineral City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
      • Mineral City is located in Greene County
    • Bloomfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Elliston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Island City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Switz City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Linton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
      • Linton is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linton <2>
    • White Rose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cannelburg, with the one closest to Cannelburg listed first.
    • Edwardsport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
      • Edwardsport is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
    • Wheatland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bicknell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bicknell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell
      • Bicknell is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bicknell <2>
    • Sandborn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
      • Sandborn is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Westphalia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Ragsdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
      • Ragsdale is located in Knox County
    • Monroe City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
      • Monroe City is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Willis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Willis is located in Knox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Willis
      • From Cannelburg to Willis
    • Freelandville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fritchton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Bruceville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Verne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Busseron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Busseron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
      • Busseron is located in Knox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Busseron
      • From Cannelburg to Busseron
  • Lawrence County
  • Martin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cannelburg, with the one closest to Cannelburg listed first.
    • Loogootee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Shoals
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
      • Shoals is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoals <2>
    • Lacy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Burns City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
      • Burns City is located in Martin County
    • Windom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Crane
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
      • Crane is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <2>
    • Mount Olive
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange County
  • Pike County
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cannelburg, with the one closest to Cannelburg listed first.
    • Carlisle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <2>
    • Gambill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawrence County (IL)

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

Cemeteries Near Cannelburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cannelburg.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Wagler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goodwill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodwill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Houghton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houghton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houghton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woods Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stoll Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoll Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patricks Glencoe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Glencoe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Glencoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Love Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Love Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Love Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Veale Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Veale Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Veale Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (338 more) ...
    • Humphries Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphries Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphries Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Alfordsville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alfordsville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alfordsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Tolberts Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolberts Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolberts Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Cannelburg had a population of 276 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Cannelburg had a population of 165 people.

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

  • Montgomery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Davies's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
  • Loogootee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Black Oak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
    • Black Oak is located in Davies's County
  • Alfordsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
    • Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Glendale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Epsom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epsom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
    • Epsom is located in Davies's County
  • Bramble
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bramble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble
    • Bramble is located in Martin County
  • Cornettsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
    • Cornettsville is located in Davies's County
  • Waco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
    • Waco is located in Davies's County
  • Raglesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raglesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raglesville
    • Raglesville is located in Davies's County
  • Washington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • South Martin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Martin
    • South Martin is located in Martin County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cumback
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumback have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumback
      • Cumback is located in Davies's County
    • Portersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Shoals
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
      • Shoals is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoals <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Cannelburg ...

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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cannelburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cannelburg, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cannelburg.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cannelburg:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cannelburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Cannelburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Cannelburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cannelburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6687, Longitude: -86.9983    









 

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