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 Conologue (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 Conologue. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Conologue is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Bartholomew, Brown, Jennings, Lawrence, Scott & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Conologue. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Conologue:
- Jackson County (The home county of Conologue)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conologue, with the one closest to Conologue listed first.
- Fleming
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
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- Kriete Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Seymour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cortland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Dudleytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- New Elizabethtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Retreat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
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- Crothersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brownstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spraytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Freetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vallonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Houston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conologue, with the one closest to Conologue listed first.
- Jonesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabethtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Grammer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Bethel Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Jewell Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- North Ogilville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Garden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Columbus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Petersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Newbern
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Hartsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Corn Brook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Clifford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conologue, with the one closest to Conologue listed first.
- Becks Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Pikes Peak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Mount Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Story
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Gnaw Bone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nashville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conologue, with the one closest to Conologue listed first.
- Underwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Nabb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nabb is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
- Marysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marysville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Henryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Otisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Otisco is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conologue, with the one closest to Conologue listed first.
- Alert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Sardinia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Harper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Westport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Letts Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Letts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Burney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Harris City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Millhousen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhousen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Adams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Greensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knarr Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knarr Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knarr Corner
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conologue, with the one closest to Conologue listed first.
- Deputy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dupont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Middlefork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Kent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Smyrna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Bryantsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Hanover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Canaan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Manville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Manville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conologue, with the one closest to Conologue listed first.
- Hayden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Four Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Queensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Scipio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- North Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Commiskey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grayford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Paris Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Butlerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- San Jacinto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Zenas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conologue, with the one closest to Conologue listed first.
- Edinburgh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nineveh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Princes Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conologue, with the one closest to Conologue listed first.
- Leesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Zelma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Fort Ritner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conologue, with the one closest to Conologue listed first.
- Holton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Otter Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Osgood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Napoleon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Versailles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conologue, with the one closest to Conologue listed first.
- Austin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Albion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Marshfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Scottsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blocher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Goshen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conologue, with the one closest to Conologue listed first.
- Flat Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Norristown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Geneva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Mount Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Conologue, with the one closest to Conologue listed first.
- Little York
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Plattsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Kossuth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- South Boston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Harristown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Bartle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Conologue, with the one closest to Conologue listed first.
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trout
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Conologue, see our County-by-County Page for Conologue.
Cemeteries Near Conologue ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Conologue.
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 Conologue - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Conologue covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Conologue, with the one closest to Conologue listed first.
- Hunt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wohrer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Driftwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barkman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glasson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gardner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sixmile Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whitcomb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Ambrose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (337 more) ...
- Meek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marsh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Catherines 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>
While we didn't find Conologue in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Conologue.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Conologue, with the one closest to Conologue listed first.
- Fleming
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Hayden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Seymour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Reddington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reddington is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddington
- Rockford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Chestnut Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Peters Switch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Switch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Switch
- Jonesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Azalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Azalia is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Queensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Scipio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Lovett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lovett is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- North Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dudleytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Conologue. See our List of 1890's Communities around Conologue.
Newspapers Published in Conologue ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Conologue.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Conologue, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Conologue.
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 Conologue:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Brown County
- Clark County
- Decatur County
- Jefferson County
- Jennings County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Ripley County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Washington County
- Trimble 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 Conologue, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Conologue) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |