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 Clay City (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 Clay City. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Clay City is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Greene, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan & Vigo.
Below are the counties that are near Clay City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clay City:
- Clay County (The home county of Clay City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Eel River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Saline City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Howesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Art
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Cory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Coalmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coalmont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Center Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bowling Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Prairie City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Roadman Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Poland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Billville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Elnora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Odon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Jasonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Gilmour
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Worthington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hoosier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- Calvertville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Linton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Switz City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- White Rose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- White Rose is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose
- Island City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Island City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Elliston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Tulip
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Sandborn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Westphalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Freelandville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Freelandville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
- Martin County
- Crane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Stinesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ellettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stanford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Highland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Lewisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Paragon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Eminence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Denmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Coal City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Patricksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Arney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Freedom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Atkinsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Spencer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cuba
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Gosport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Quincy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Bridgeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rosedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- West Atherton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Mansfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Numa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Ferndale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Reelsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Cloverdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Putnamville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Limedale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Greencastle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Hymera
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Farmersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dugger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shelburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gambill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Jericho
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Scotchtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Scott City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Sullivan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Paxton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- New Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Universal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Lewis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Riley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Grange Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Pimento
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Swalls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Youngstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Glen Ayre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Seelyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Burnett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Taylorville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- Prairie Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Prairieton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Farrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Weaver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Dennison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Livingston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Snyder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- West Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- York is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Crawford County (IL)
- West York
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edgar County (IL)
- Elbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clay City, see our County-by-County Page for Clay City.
Cemeteries Near Clay City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clay City.
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 Clay City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clay City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Goshorn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sink Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Liechty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Red Brush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bullerman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (400 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Neihart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Clay City had a population of 1,004 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Clay City had a population of 840 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Eel River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Coal City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Daggett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Daggett is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Saline City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Howesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Lewis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Art
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Hubbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbell is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
- Patricksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Cory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Ashboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ashboro is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashboro
- Jasonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Johnstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Bowling Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Arney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clay City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clay City.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Clay City ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clay City.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Clay City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Clay City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Clay City.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of Clay City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Clay City:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davies's County
- Greene County
- Knox County
- Martin County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Edgar 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 Clay City, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clay City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |