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 Cobb (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 Cobb. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 west 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.
Cobb is located in Vigo 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 Vigo County: Clark (IL), Edgar (IL), Clay, Parke, Sullivan & Vermillion.
Below are the counties that are near Cobb. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cobb:
- Vigo County (The home county of Cobb)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Fontanet
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Burnett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Sandcut
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Seelyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Swalls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Glen Ayre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- North Terre Haute
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Grange Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Terre Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Shepardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Spelterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Harrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Barnhart Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Perth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Bee Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Billtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Cloverland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Benwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Carbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Staunton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Brazil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Billville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Knightsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Kingman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Wallace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Greene County
- Jasonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Coatesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Reno
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Waveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Morgan County
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Atkinsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Denmark
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Patricksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Coal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Cuba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Quincy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Arney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Bridgeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Numa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- West Atherton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Mansfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mecca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Billie Creek Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rockville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ferndale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Bellmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Nyesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Armiesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Judson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Reelsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Portland Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Limedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Greencastle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Putnamville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Blakesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Russellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Cloverdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fillmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Bainbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Belle Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Groveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Roachdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Farmersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hymera
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Shelburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Scott City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Universal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Sandytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Summit Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Alta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Blanford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Saint Bernice
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Dana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Newport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eugene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Farrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Dennison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Weaver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Livingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Marshall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Huffmanville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Clays Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Elbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Vermilion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kidley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Kentucky
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Logan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nevins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Raven
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Scottland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Oliver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Paris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cobb, see our County-by-County Page for Cobb.
Cemeteries Near Cobb ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cobb.
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 Cobb - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cobb covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Sullian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cress Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Denman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Webster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Richer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sampson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Perth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Archer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brunot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (400 more) ...
- Harpold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clear Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hartmans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Cobb in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cobb.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cobb, with the one closest to Cobb listed first.
- Coal Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coal Bluff is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Bluff
- Fontanet
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Perth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Burnett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Rosedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Cloverland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Jessup
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jessup is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
- Cardonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cardonia is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardonia
- Bridgeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seelyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Staunton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Turner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brazil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Carbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cobb. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cobb.
Newspapers Published in Cobb ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cobb.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cobb, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cobb.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Cobb:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Vigo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Fountain County
- Greene County
- Hendricks County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Vermillion County
- Clark 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> | 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 Cobb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cobb) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |