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 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.
Clay City is located in Spencer 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 Spencer County: Dubois, Perry, Warrick, Daviess (KY) & Hancock (KY).
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:
- Spencer 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.
- Lamar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Santa Claus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Kercheval
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Gentryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mariah Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fulda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Evanston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Chrisney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Riceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Eckerty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Sulphur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Taswell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Beechwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Grantsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Ferdinand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntingburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Zoar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Saint Anthony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kyana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Schnellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Jasper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Birdseye
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Celestine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ireland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dubois
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Haysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Mackey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Somerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckskin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Oakland City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dongola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bristow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tell City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ranger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Sassafras
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Siberia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Cannelton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Apalona
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Branchville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Leopold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gerald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Saint Croix
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Stendal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Spurgeon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Velpen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- White Sulphur Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whiteoak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Oakland City Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winslow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Otwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Glezen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Algiers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Daylight
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Melody Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Smythe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Heilman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Eames
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- De Gonia Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Folsomville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Boonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Graham Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Lynnville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dayville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Chandler
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Baugh City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Newburgh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Chenaultt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Cloverport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stephensport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Ammons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Union Star
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Maceo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Yelvington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Owensboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Philpot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Whitesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Birk City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Masonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Oklahoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Lewisport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hawesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Patesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Carlinburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Spottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Bluff City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Roberta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Concordia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Rhodelia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Wolf Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Ohio County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Aetnaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
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.
- Tableman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buffaloville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Gentryville.
- The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial has also been known as:
- Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640694 <3>
- Meeks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pinkston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hesson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bender Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (336 more) ...
- St. Martins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beasley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Sergeant 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.<4>
While we didn't find Clay City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clay City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clay City, with the one closest to Clay City listed first.
- Kennedy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kennedy is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Buffaloville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buffaloville is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffaloville
- Liberal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Liberal is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Lamar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Santa Claus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Kercheval
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Gentryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newtonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newtonville is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Mariah Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chrisney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Evanston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Fulda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pigeon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
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 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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clay City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clay City, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for 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 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 Clay City:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Spencer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Gibson County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Meade County
- Ohio 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |