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 Central Barren (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 Central Barren. 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.
Central Barren is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Crawford, Floyd, Washington, Hardin (KY), Jefferson (KY) & Meade (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Central Barren. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Central Barren:
- Harrison County (The home county of Central Barren)
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Barren, with the one closest to Central Barren listed first.
- Bradford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Palmyra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Salisbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Corydon Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Ramsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Crandall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Depauw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Frenchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Corydon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lanesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Locust Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Point is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Barren, with the one closest to Central Barren listed first.
- Borden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Starlight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Providence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Broom Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Bennettsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bennettsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Blackiston Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Blackiston Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village
- Clarksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sellersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Slatecut
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Slatecut is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut
- Speed
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Speed is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Memphis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Barren, with the one closest to Central Barren listed first.
- Milltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marengo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pilot Knob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Carefree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Leavenworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- English
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beechwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Fredonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Grantsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Jericho
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Sulphur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Barren, with the one closest to Central Barren listed first.
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Galena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Floyds Knobs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Barren, with the one closest to Central Barren listed first.
- Bono
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Fort Ritner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Stonington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Tunnelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Barren, with the one closest to Central Barren listed first.
- Trotter Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Chambersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Mahan Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Bromer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Youngs Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Paoli
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leipsic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Abydel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Orleans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Barren, with the one closest to Central Barren listed first.
- Magnet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Saint Croix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Branchville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Dexter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Barren, with the one closest to Central Barren listed first.
- Scottsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Marshfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Austin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Barren, with the one closest to Central Barren listed first.
- Fredericksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Pekin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Hardinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harristown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Boston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Livonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Bartle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- Smedley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Claysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Campbellsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kossuth
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Bullitt County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Barren, with the one closest to Central Barren listed first.
- Cupio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Brooks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Pioneer Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
- Hardin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Barren, with the one closest to Central Barren listed first.
- Howard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Howard is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- West Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Barren, with the one closest to Central Barren listed first.
- Parkland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parkland is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Saint Dennis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
- Louisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasure Ridge Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
- Shively
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- German Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- German Town is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Town
- Valley Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Audubon Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Audubon Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Parkway Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parkway Village is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Prairie Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Mockingbird Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mockingbird Valley is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Barren, with the one closest to Central Barren listed first.
- Cedar Flat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Oolite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Battletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Cold Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Wolf Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Beechland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Lodale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Brandenburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eastwood Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eastwood Hills is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Hills
- Roberta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Pilcher Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pilcher Landing is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Landing
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Oldham County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Central Barren, with the one closest to Central Barren listed first.
- Harmony Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Harmony Village is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- River Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- River Bluff is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Goshen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Central Barren, see our County-by-County Page for Central Barren.
Cemeteries Near Central Barren ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Central Barren.
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 Central Barren - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Central Barren covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Central Barren, with the one closest to Central Barren listed first.
- Kaleg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Central Barren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Palmyra Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sappenfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Breedlove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Satenfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Chapel United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wagner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (371 more) ...
- Reno Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Conrad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 in 1895, Central Barren had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Central Barren, with the one closest to Central Barren listed first.
- Bradford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Palmyra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Salisbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Byrneville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Byrneville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
- Ramsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Corydon Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Crandall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Depauw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Fredericksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Moberly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moberly is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberly
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Organ Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Organ Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Central Barren. See our List of 1890's Communities around Central Barren.
Newspapers Published in Central Barren ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Central Barren.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Central Barren, 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 Central Barren.
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 helpful 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 Central Barren:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Floyd County
- Lawrence County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Bullitt County
- Hardin County
- Jefferson County
- Meade County
- Oldham 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 Central Barren, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Central Barren) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |