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 Castle Garden (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 Castle Garden. 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.
Name Variations for Castle Garden ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Castle Garden: Castle Gdn. (or less commonly used: Castle Gardn., Castle Grden. or Castle Grdn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Castle Garden. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Castle Garden.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Castle Garden is located in Warrick 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 Warrick County: Dubois, Gibson, Pike, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Daviess (KY) & Henderson (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Castle Garden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Castle Garden:
- Warrick County (The home county of Castle Garden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Garden, with the one closest to Castle Garden listed first.
- Chandler
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Baugh City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Stevenson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Newburgh
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Elberfeld
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Graham Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- De Gonia Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Wheatonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Lynnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Eames
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Garden, with the one closest to Castle Garden listed first.
- Holland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Huntingburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Garden, with the one closest to Castle Garden listed first.
- Warrenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Buckskin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Mackey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Haubstadt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Francisco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Oakland City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mounts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Owensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dongola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Princeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Garden, with the one closest to Castle Garden listed first.
- Spurgeon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Oakland City Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stendal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Oatsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Winslow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glezen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Velpen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- White Sulphur Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteoak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Posey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Garden, with the one closest to Castle Garden listed first.
- Saint Wendel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Cynthiana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Caborn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Wadesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hepburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Poseyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Bufkin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Stewartsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Solitude
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Solitude is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Garden, with the one closest to Castle Garden listed first.
- Hatfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Richland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Eureka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Pigeon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Reo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Reo is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Chrisney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gentryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Kercheval
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Garden, with the one closest to Castle Garden listed first.
- Smythe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Daylight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Melody Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- McCutchanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Evansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Darmstadt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Inglefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stacer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Kasson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Cypress
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Armstrong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Vaughan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Garden, with the one closest to Castle Garden listed first.
- Birk City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Curdsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Saint Joseph
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- West Louisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Maceo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Owensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yelvington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Moseleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Ensor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Browns Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Philpot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County (KY)
- Lewisport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Garden, with the one closest to Castle Garden listed first.
- Carlinburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Baskett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Spottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- White City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Reed
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Bluff City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Henderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hebbardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Niagara
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Robards
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Corydon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Dixie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- McLean County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Garden, with the one closest to Castle Garden listed first.
- Elba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Beech Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lemon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lemon is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Union County (KY)
- Hitesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Webster County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castle Garden, with the one closest to Castle Garden listed first.
- Sebree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Poole
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Castle Garden, see our County-by-County Page for Castle Garden.
Cemeteries Near Castle Garden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Castle Garden.
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 Castle Garden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Castle Garden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Castle Garden, with the one closest to Castle Garden listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hedge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Casey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zoar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zoar Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Daylight.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144214 <2>
- Crossroad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perigo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thornburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Castle Garden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Castle Garden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Castle Garden, with the one closest to Castle Garden listed first.
- Chandler
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Stevenson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Paradise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Newburgh
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scuffletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scuffletown is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scuffletown
- Elliott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Earle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Earle is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
- McCutchanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Evansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elberfeld
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yankeetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yankeetown is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stanley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stanley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Hillsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Carlinburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Castle Garden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Castle Garden.
Newspapers Published in Castle Garden ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Castle Garden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Castle Garden, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Castle Garden.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Castle Garden:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Warrick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dubois County
- Gibson County
- Pike County
- Posey County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- McLean County
- Union County
- Webster 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Castle Garden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Castle Garden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |