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 Cape Sandy (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 Cape Sandy. 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.
Cape Sandy is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Dubois, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Washington & Meade (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Cape Sandy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cape Sandy:
- Crawford County (The home county of Cape Sandy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cape Sandy, with the one closest to Cape Sandy listed first.
- Fredonia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Leavenworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Beechwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Carefree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Sulphur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Pilot Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Grantsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- West Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- English
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Milltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cape Sandy, with the one closest to Cape Sandy listed first.
- Birdseye
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Schnellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Celestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Anthony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ferdinand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Norton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Hillham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cape Sandy, with the one closest to Cape Sandy listed first.
- Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Floyds Knobs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cape Sandy, with the one closest to Cape Sandy listed first.
- New Amsterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Valley City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Central
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Glidas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Mauckport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corydon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Dogwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Depauw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Ramsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- New Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Laconia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Corydon Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cape Sandy, with the one closest to Cape Sandy listed first.
- Youngs Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Trotter Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Chambersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Mahan Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Paoli
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Abydel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Bromer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- French Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cape Sandy, with the one closest to Cape Sandy listed first.
- Magnet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Dexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Derby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Leopold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Croix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Apalona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Rome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Ranger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Sassafras
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Lilly Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Bristow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cape Sandy, with the one closest to Cape Sandy listed first.
- Saint Meinrad
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fulda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Evanston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Lamar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Santa Claus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mariah Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cape Sandy, with the one closest to Cape Sandy listed first.
- Hardinsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cape Sandy, with the one closest to Cape Sandy listed first.
- Chenaultt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Raymond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Union Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Ammons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Webster
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Stephensport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Irvington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Garfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Hardinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cloverport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harned
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Custer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bullitt County (KY)
- Cupio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Hancock County (KY)
- Hawesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cape Sandy, with the one closest to Cape Sandy listed first.
- Howard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Howard is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- West Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Terrace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace
- Prichard Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prichard Place is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place
- Dietz Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres
- Jefferson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cape Sandy, with the one closest to Cape Sandy listed first.
- Kosmosdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale
- Pleasure Ridge Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
- Valley Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Dennis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
- Prairie Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Shively
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cape Sandy, with the one closest to Cape Sandy listed first.
- Wolf Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Cedar Flat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Beechland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Roberta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Battletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Oolite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Concordia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Andyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Cold Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Lodale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Rhodelia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Payneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cape Sandy, see our County-by-County Page for Cape Sandy.
Cemeteries Near Cape Sandy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cape Sandy.
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 Cape Sandy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cape Sandy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cape Sandy, with the one closest to Cape Sandy listed first.
- Sheckell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Owens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Birds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Orchard Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thacker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Leavenworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leavenworth Memorial Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riddle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parr - Frans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chism Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (347 more) ...
- Brewer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Everton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wiseman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Cape Sandy had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cape Sandy, with the one closest to Cape Sandy listed first.
- Fredonia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Alton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Wolf Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Leavenworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Amsterdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Wyandotte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandotte is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Concordia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Battletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Oriole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oriole is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Dexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Andyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Valley City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- White Cloud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Cloud is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cape Sandy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cape Sandy.
Newspapers Published in Cape Sandy ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cape Sandy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cape Sandy, 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 Cape Sandy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Cape Sandy:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dubois County
- Floyd County
- Harrison County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Spencer County
- Washington County
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Jefferson County
- Meade 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 '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- Cape Sandy) 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 Cape Sandy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |