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 Celina (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 Celina. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Celina is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Crawford, Dubois, Spencer, Breckinridge (KY), Hancock (KY) & Meade (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Celina. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Celina:
- Perry County (The home county of Celina)
- The following are listed by their distance from Celina, with the one closest to Celina listed first.
- Saint Croix
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Apalona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Sassafras
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Leopold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bristow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Siberia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Ranger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Magnet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Derby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Gerald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Celina, with the one closest to Celina listed first.
- West Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Sulphur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Eckerty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Beechwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Taswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grantsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- English
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Celina, with the one closest to Celina listed first.
- Birdseye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Schnellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Ferdinand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Anthony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Celestine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dubois
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntingburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Norton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Jasper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillham
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Holland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Celina, with the one closest to Celina listed first.
- New Amsterdam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Valley City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Depauw
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Frenchtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Glidas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Central
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Mauckport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Corydon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ramsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Corydon Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Dogwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- New Salisbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Martin County
- Windom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Celina, with the one closest to Celina listed first.
- Youngs Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- French Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Abydel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Paoli
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Prospect
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- West Baden Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Trotter Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Mahan Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Celina, with the one closest to Celina listed first.
- Velpen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- White Sulphur Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stendal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Celina, with the one closest to Celina listed first.
- Saint Meinrad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fulda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Mariah Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Santa Claus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lamar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clay City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lincoln City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Kercheval
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Gentryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Celina, with the one closest to Celina listed first.
- Heilman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Tennyson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eames
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Folsomville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Celina, with the one closest to Celina listed first.
- Hardinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Celina, with the one closest to Celina listed first.
- Chenaultt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Ammons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Stephensport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Union Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Raymond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Cloverport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Webster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Irvington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hardinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Celina, with the one closest to Celina listed first.
- Yelvington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Maceo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Celina, with the one closest to Celina listed first.
- Hawesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lewisport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Patesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Celina, with the one closest to Celina listed first.
- Roberta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Concordia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Wolf Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Beechland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Cedar Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Andyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Rhodelia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Battletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Cold Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Oolite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Lodale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Celina, see our County-by-County Page for Celina.
Cemeteries Near Celina ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Celina.
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 Celina - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Celina covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Celina, with the one closest to Celina listed first.
- Rickenbaugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Guillaume Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Underhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bangle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ewing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Enlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Doolittle Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Comstock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Beard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lanman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frakes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Celina had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Celina, with the one closest to Celina listed first.
- Apalona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Branchville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Saint Croix
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Doolittle Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Doolittle Mills is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle Mills
- West Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Bristow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leopold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Oriole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oriole is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Ranger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Siberia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Adyeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Adyeville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adyeville
- Eckerty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Celina. See our List of 1890's Communities around Celina.
Newspapers Published in Celina ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Celina.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Celina, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Celina.
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 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 Celina:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Harrison County
- Martin County
- Orange County
- Pike County
- Spencer County
- Warrick County
- Washington County
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Hancock 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 Celina, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Celina) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |