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 Cato (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 Cato. 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 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.
Cato is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Davies's, Dubois, Gibson, Knox & Warrick.
Below are the counties that are near Cato. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cato:
- Pike County (The home county of Cato)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
- Whiteoak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Algiers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Alford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Winslow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Otwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Highbank Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- White Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glezen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Velpen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Oakland City Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stendal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Oatsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Crawford County
- Riceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
- Sandy Hook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Glendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alfordsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Montgomery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Graham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Capehart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Capehart is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
- Plainville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Odon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Elnora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
- Ireland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Portersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Zoar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Jasper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Haysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huntingburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dubois
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Anthony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Celestine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ferdinand
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kyana
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Schnellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
- Dongola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Oakland City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Somerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mackey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Giro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Giro is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
- Buckskin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Douglas
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Hazleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Patoka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Princeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haubstadt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
- Willis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Monroe City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Wheatland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Verne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Verne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Decker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Fritchton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fritchton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
- Ragsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ragsdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- Bicknell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vincennes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bruceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Beal is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Edwardsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Edwardsport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Westphalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
- Loogootee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Windom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Lacy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- Siberia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
- Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mariah Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gentryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pigeon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Lincoln City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Kercheval
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Santa Claus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clay City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Saint Meinrad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Fulda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
- Daylight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Stacer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Inglefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
- Lynnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Heilman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Graham Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Folsomville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Wheatonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Elberfeld
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eames
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- De Gonia Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Boonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chandler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Baugh City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Lawrence County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
- Saint Francisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Billett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Billett is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
- Wabash County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
- Allendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Adams Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Patton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Patton is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cato, see our County-by-County Page for Cato.
Cemeteries Near Cato ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cato.
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 Cato - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cato covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McClure Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunset Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bruster Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beadles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent Christian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Delectable Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delectable Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Delectable Hill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Algiers.
- The Delectable Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bruler Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2531721 <2>
- Sugar Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Hedges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Cato in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cato.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
- Algiers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Winslow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Survant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Survant is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Survant
- Ayrshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ayrshire is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayrshire
- Otwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Glezen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Littles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Littles is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Arthur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Rogers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Augusta is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Velpen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pikeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Cumback
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cumback is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumback
- Rumble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rumble is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cato. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cato.
Newspapers Published in Cato ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cato.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cato, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cato.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cato:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Gibson County
- Knox County
- Martin County
- Perry County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Lawrence County
- Wabash 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cato) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cato, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |