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 Celestine (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 Celestine. 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 doctors 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.
Celestine is located in Dubois 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 Dubois County: Crawford, Davies's, Martin, Orange, Perry, Pike, Spencer & Warrick.
Below are the counties that are near Celestine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Celestine:
- Dubois County (The home county of Celestine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Celestine, with the one closest to Celestine listed first.
- Schnellville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Dubois
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kyana
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Saint Anthony
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Birdseye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hillham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Norton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Haysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Ferdinand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Huntingburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ireland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Portersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Celestine, with the one closest to Celestine listed first.
- Riceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Eckerty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taswell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- English
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Grantsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Sulphur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Beechwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Magnolia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Marengo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pilot Knob
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Jericho
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Carefree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Celestine, with the one closest to Celestine listed first.
- Alfordsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Glendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Cannelburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Montgomery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Celestine, with the one closest to Celestine listed first.
- Dongola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Oakland City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Celestine, with the one closest to Celestine listed first.
- Depauw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Frenchtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Celestine, with the one closest to Celestine listed first.
- Huron
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Georgia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Williams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Mitchell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Mill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Celestine, with the one closest to Celestine listed first.
- Windom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Lacy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Shoals
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Loogootee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Burns City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Celestine, with the one closest to Celestine listed first.
- French Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Baden Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Prospect
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Youngs Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Abydel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Paoli
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Trotter Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Mahan Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Orleans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bromer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Leipsic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Celestine, with the one closest to Celestine listed first.
- Siberia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Sassafras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Saint Croix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bristow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Apalona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Branchville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Ranger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Leopold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Troy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Magnet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Dexter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Derby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Celestine, with the one closest to Celestine listed first.
- White Sulphur Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Otwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Velpen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Whiteoak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Highbank Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Stendal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Algiers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Winslow
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Spurgeon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Glezen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Oakland City Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Celestine, with the one closest to Celestine listed first.
- Saint Meinrad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mariah Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fulda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Santa Claus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lincoln City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lamar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clay City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Rockport Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Gentryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Kercheval
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Pigeon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Celestine, with the one closest to Celestine listed first.
- Heilman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Folsomville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Tennyson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Eames
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Celestine, with the one closest to Celestine listed first.
- Hardinsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Livonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- Chenaultt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Celestine, with the one closest to Celestine listed first.
- Roberta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Wolf Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Concordia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Beechland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Cedar Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Celestine, see our County-by-County Page for Celestine.
Cemeteries Near Celestine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Celestine.
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 Celestine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Celestine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Celestine, with the one closest to Celestine listed first.
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hardin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ewing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Adkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dungan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waddle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bretzville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Garland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blunk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harbison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (342 more) ...
- Main Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Celestine had a population of 239 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Celestine, with the one closest to Celestine listed first.
- Schnellville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Dubois
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Saint Anthony
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kyana
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Mentor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mentor is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Birdseye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bretzville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bretzville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretzville
- Kellerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kellerville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
- Riceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Wickliffe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wickliffe is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
- Crystal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crystal is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Newton Stewart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newton Stewart is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Stewart
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hillham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Celestine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Celestine.
Newspapers Published in Celestine ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Celestine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Celestine, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Celestine.
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 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 Celestine:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Dubois County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Davies's County
- Gibson County
- Harrison County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Spencer County
- Warrick County
- Washington County
- Breckinridge 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> | 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 Celestine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Celestine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |