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 Chandler (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 Chandler. 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 hospitals 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.
Chandler is located in Warrick 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 Warrick County: Dubois, Gibson, Pike, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Daviess (KY) & Henderson (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Chandler. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chandler:
- Warrick County (The home county of Chandler)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chandler, with the one closest to Chandler listed first.
- Baugh City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Stevenson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Boonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Graham Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Elberfeld
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- De Gonia Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Lynnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Wheatonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Eames
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Folsomville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chandler, with the one closest to Chandler listed first.
- Zoar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Holland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ferdinand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chandler, with the one closest to Chandler listed first.
- Warrenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Buckskin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Mackey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Haubstadt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Francisco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Oakland City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Douglas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Mounts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Dongola
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Owensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chandler, with the one closest to Chandler listed first.
- Spurgeon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Oakland City Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stendal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Oatsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Winslow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glezen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Velpen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- White Sulphur Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteoak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Posey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chandler, with the one closest to Chandler listed first.
- Saint Wendel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Cynthiana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Wadesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Caborn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Hepburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Poseyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bufkin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Oliver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Stewartsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Solitude
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Solitude is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Barrett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Barrett is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chandler, with the one closest to Chandler listed first.
- Hatfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Richland City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Eureka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Pigeon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Reo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reo is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Chrisney
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gentryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kercheval
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Rock Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chandler, with the one closest to Chandler listed first.
- Daylight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Smythe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Melody Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- McCutchanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Evansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Inglefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darmstadt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Stacer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Kasson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Armstrong
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Cypress
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Vaughan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chandler, with the one closest to Chandler listed first.
- Birk City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Curdsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Saint Joseph
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Maceo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Owensboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Louisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yelvington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Moseleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Ensor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Philpot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Hancock County (KY)
- Lewisport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chandler, with the one closest to Chandler listed first.
- Carlinburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Baskett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Reed
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Spottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- White City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Bluff City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hebbardsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Henderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Niagara
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Robards
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Corydon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- McLean County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chandler, with the one closest to Chandler listed first.
- Elba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Beech Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chandler, see our County-by-County Page for Chandler.
Cemeteries Near Chandler ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chandler.
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 Chandler - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chandler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chandler, with the one closest to Chandler listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hedge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crossroad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zoar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zoar Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Daylight.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144214 <2>
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Casey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Perigo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clutter Stone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thornburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hedge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Chandler had a population of 106 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Chandler had a population of 3,288 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chandler, with the one closest to Chandler listed first.
- Paradise
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Stevenson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Boonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elliott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Scuffletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scuffletown is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scuffletown
- Stanley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stanley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Earle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Earle is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
- McCutchanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Yankeetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yankeetown is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Elberfeld
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eby is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eby
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Evansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- De Gonia Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Hillsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chandler. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chandler.
Newspapers Published in Chandler ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chandler.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chandler, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chandler.
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 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 Chandler:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Warrick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dubois County
- Gibson County
- Pike County
- Posey County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- McLean 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 Chandler, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chandler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |