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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 Chestnut Hill (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 Chestnut Hill. 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.

Name Variations for Chestnut Hill ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

Another variation: Chestnuthill.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Chestnut Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chestnut Hill.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Chestnut Hill is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Floyd, Jefferson, Scott, Washington, Jefferson (KY), Oldham (KY) & Trimble (KY).

Below are the counties that are near Chestnut Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chestnut Hill:

  • Clark County     (The home county of Chestnut Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
    • Borden
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • New Providence
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • New Providence is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
    • Broom Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Broom Hill is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
    • Starlight
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Wilson is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Bennettsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bennettsville is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
    • Memphis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Slatecut
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Slatecut is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut
    • Henryville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Speed
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Speed is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
    • Sellersburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackiston Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Blackiston Village is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
    • Milltown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Marengo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Pilot Knob
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
    • Carefree
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Carefree is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
    • Leavenworth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Magnolia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Magnolia is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • English
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
    • Greenville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Galena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Galena is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Floyds Knobs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Georgetown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • New Albany
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
    • Bradford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bradford is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Palmyra
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Corydon Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
    • Crandall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Crandall is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • New Salisbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ramsey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ramsey is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Lanesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Depauw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Depauw is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
    • Frenchtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
    • Corydon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Locust Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Locust Point is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
    • New Middletown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
    • Crothersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Retreat
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Retreat is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
    • Dudleytown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
    • Vallonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Medora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Medora is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
    • Brownstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • New Elizabethtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
    • Chelsea
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
    • Deputy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kent
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Kent is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Hanover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jennings County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
    • Paris Crossing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
    • Commiskey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
    • Bono
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bono is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Fort Ritner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
    • Bromer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Bromer is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
    • Mahan Crossing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
    • Trotter Crossing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
    • Chambersburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Chambersburg is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
    • Leipsic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Leipsic is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
    • Paoli
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Orleans
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Youngs Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
    • Scottsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Marshfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Marshfield is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
    • Goshen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Goshen is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Austin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lexington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Albion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Albion is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Blocher
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Blocher is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
    • New Pekin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • New Pekin is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
    • Bartle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Bartle is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
    • South Boston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • South Boston is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
    • Harristown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Harristown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
    • Salem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Salem is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
    • Fredericksburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Little York
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Little York is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Kossuth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Kossuth is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
    • Plattsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Plattsburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Smedley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Smedley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
    • Hardinsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Livonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Livonia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Bullitt County (KY)
    • Hunters Hollow
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Jefferson County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill 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
    • Louisville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Clifton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Clifton is located in Jefferson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Glenview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenview is located in Jefferson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
    • Harrods Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mockingbird Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Mockingbird Valley is located in Jefferson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Prospect
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Prospect is located in Jefferson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,918 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <1>
    • Riverwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverwood is located in Jefferson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Bellewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellewood is located in Jefferson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellewood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Brownsboro Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Brownsboro Village is located in Jefferson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
    • Druid Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Druid Hills is located in Jefferson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Druid Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
    • German Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • German Town is located in Jefferson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Town
  • Oldham County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.
    • Harmony Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Harmony Village is located in Oldham County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
    • Goshen
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • River Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Westport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Orchard Grass Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Orchard Grass Hills is located in Oldham County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grass Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
    • Park Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Park Lake is located in Oldham County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
    • Pewee Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Crestwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Russell Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Russell Corner is located in Oldham County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
    • La Grange
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Trimble County (KY)
    • Trout
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Trout is located in Trimble County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chestnut Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Chestnut Hill.

Cemeteries Near Chestnut Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chestnut Hill.

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 Chestnut Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chestnut Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.

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>

While we didn't find Chestnut Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chestnut Hill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Chestnut Hill, with the one closest to Chestnut Hill listed first.

  • Borden
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • New Providence
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • New Providence is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
  • Broom Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Broom Hill is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
  • Blue River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Blue River is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
  • Martinsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Martinsburg is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Scottsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Scottsville is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Wilson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Wilson is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Bartle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bartle is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
  • Greenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • South Boston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • South Boston is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
  • Bennettsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bennettsville is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
  • Blue Lick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Blue Lick is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Farabee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Farabee is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farabee
    • Galena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Galena is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Slatecut
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Slatecut is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chestnut Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chestnut Hill.

Newspapers Published in Chestnut Hill ...

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 324 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chestnut Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chestnut Hill, 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 Chestnut Hill.

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 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 Chestnut Hill:

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 Chestnut Hill, 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' (or 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- Chestnut Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.