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 Cannelton (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 Cannelton. 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 and hospitals 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.
Cannelton is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Crawford, Dubois, Spencer, Breckinridge (KY), Hancock (KY) & Meade (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Cannelton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cannelton:
- Perry County (The home county of Cannelton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannelton, with the one closest to Cannelton listed first.
- Tell City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tobinsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Lilly Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Rome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Gerald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Ranger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Derby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bristow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Leopold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Apalona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Dexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Branchville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannelton, with the one closest to Cannelton listed first.
- Alton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- West Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Beechwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Fredonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Jericho
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Sulphur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Riceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Eckerty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grantsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Leavenworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannelton, with the one closest to Cannelton listed first.
- Ferdinand
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kyana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Birdseye
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Anthony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Schnellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Huntingburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zoar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannelton, with the one closest to Cannelton listed first.
- New Amsterdam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Mauckport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Valley City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannelton, with the one closest to Cannelton listed first.
- Evanston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Grandview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fulda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lamar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Rock Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Chrisney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Claus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rockport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Meinrad
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kercheval
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Rockport Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannelton, with the one closest to Cannelton listed first.
- Tennyson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eames
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Heilman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- De Gonia Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Folsomville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Boonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannelton, with the one closest to Cannelton listed first.
- Cloverport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stephensport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Ammons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Chenaultt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Union Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Tar Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Hardinsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McQuady
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Vanzant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Raymond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Glen Dean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Harned
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannelton, with the one closest to Cannelton listed first.
- Yelvington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Maceo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Ensor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Whitesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Philpot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Owensboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Masonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Browns Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Utica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moseleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Grayson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannelton, with the one closest to Cannelton listed first.
- Yeaman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Indian Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Tousey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Duff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Short Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannelton, with the one closest to Cannelton listed first.
- Hawesville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Patesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Lewisport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Cabot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannelton, with the one closest to Cannelton listed first.
- Rhodelia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Concordia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Andyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Roberta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Payneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beechland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Wolf Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sirocco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Haysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Haysville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Battletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Cedar Flat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Cold Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Ohio County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannelton, with the one closest to Cannelton listed first.
- Aetnaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Fordsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Olaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Buford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buford is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Beda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beda is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cannelton, see our County-by-County Page for Cannelton.
Cemeteries Near Cannelton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cannelton.
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 Cannelton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cannelton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cannelton, with the one closest to Cannelton listed first.
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cliff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Waltz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bolin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Log Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lamar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chambers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (338 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Cannelton had a population of 1,991 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cannelton had a population of 1,473 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cannelton, with the one closest to Cannelton listed first.
- Hawesville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tell City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Skillman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Skillman is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- Petri
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Petri is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petri
- Chambers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Tobinsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Gatewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gatewood is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Patesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Cloverport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Holt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Lilly Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Floral
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Floral is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
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- Addison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Addison is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Lewisport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Evanston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cannelton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cannelton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cannelton ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cannelton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cannelton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cannelton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cannelton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of Cannelton.
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 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 Cannelton:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Harrison County
- Spencer County
- Warrick County
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Grayson County
- Hancock 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> | 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 Cannelton, 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 from Point A (ie- Cannelton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |