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 Cayuga (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 Cayuga. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Cayuga is located in Vermillion 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 Vermillion County: Edgar (IL), Vermilion (IL), Fountain, Parke, Vigo & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Cayuga. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cayuga:
- Vermillion County (The home county of Cayuga)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
- Eugene
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Perrysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gessie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Dana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Tree Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Rileysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Hillsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Summit Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Saint Bernice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Fairview Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
- Perth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Carbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
- Harveysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Kingman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Covington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Layton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Veedersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Stone Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mellott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Newtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Attica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
- Alamo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Waveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Waynetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Wingate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yountsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- New Market
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- North Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- New Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
- West Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Montezuma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Annapolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Bloomingdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Armiesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Marshall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Mecca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Rockville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Billie Creek Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Byron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Judson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
- Russellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Portland Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
- Libertyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Shepardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- New Goshen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Sandcut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Harrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Fontanet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Burnett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- North Terre Haute
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Spelterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Barnhart Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
- Foster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- State Line City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- State Line City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Old Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Lebanon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Hedrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sloan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Williamsport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Champaign County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
- Homer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Homer is located in Champaign County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
- Ogden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden is located in Champaign County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <1>
- Broadlands
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Douglas County (IL)
- Newman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
- Raven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Scottland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Kidley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Chrisman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Logan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Clays Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Metcalf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huffmanville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Palermo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Hume
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
- Meeks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Olivet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Ridge Farm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vermilion Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Belgium
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Busenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Tilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <1>
- Indianola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Catlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Catlin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <1>
- Danville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cayuga, see our County-by-County Page for Cayuga.
Cemeteries Near Cayuga ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cayuga.
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 Cayuga - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cayuga covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
- Eugene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Groenendyke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Patrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Isle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Silver Island Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Colliers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Colliers Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Ridge Farm (IL).
- The Colliers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Humrick Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shirk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dotson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (403 more) ...
- Hibbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitlock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock Cemetery
- The Whitlock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Mose Reid Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 in 1895, Cayuga had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cayuga had a population of 1,095 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
- Eugene
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Silverwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Silverwood is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
- Humrick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Humrick is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humrick
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Howard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Howard is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Tangier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tangier is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangier
- Cates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cates is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Coal Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Creek is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Perrysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gessie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Dana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- West Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sylvania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sylvania is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Kingman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harveysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cayuga. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cayuga.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cayuga ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cayuga.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cayuga. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cayuga and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cayuga.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of Cayuga.
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 Cayuga:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Vermillion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Fountain County
- Montgomery County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Vigo County
- Warren County
- Champaign County
- Douglas County
- Edgar County
- Vermilion 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cayuga) 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 Cayuga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |