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 County Squire Lakes (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 County Squire Lakes. 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 County Squire Lakes ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for County Squire Lakes: County Squire Lks.
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 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.
County Squire Lakes is located in Jennings 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 Jennings County: Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jefferson, Ripley & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near County Squire Lakes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to County Squire Lakes:
- Jennings County (The home county of County Squire Lakes)
- The following are listed by their distance from County Squire Lakes, with the one closest to County Squire Lakes listed first.
- Queensville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Scipio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- North Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hayden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Four Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Grayford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Butlerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Commiskey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- San Jacinto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Zenas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Squire Lakes, with the one closest to County Squire Lakes listed first.
- Grammer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Jonesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jewell Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Newbern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Bethel Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Petersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Hartsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- North Ogilville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Squire Lakes, with the one closest to County Squire Lakes listed first.
- Becks Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Pikes Peak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Mount Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Gnaw Bone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Story
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Squire Lakes, with the one closest to County Squire Lakes listed first.
- Nabb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nabb is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
- Underwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Squire Lakes, with the one closest to County Squire Lakes listed first.
- Alert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Sardinia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Harper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Westport
(11 miles [17.7 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Letts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Millhousen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhousen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Burney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Harris City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Milford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Knarr Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Knarr Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knarr Corner
- Smyrna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Franklin County
- Enochsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Squire Lakes, with the one closest to County Squire Lakes listed first.
- Fleming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Kriete Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Seymour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cortland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Dudleytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Retreat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- New Elizabethtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Crothersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spraytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Brownstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Freetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Vallonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Squire Lakes, with the one closest to County Squire Lakes listed first.
- Dupont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deputy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Middlefork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Bryantsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Smyrna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Canaan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Manville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Squire Lakes, with the one closest to County Squire Lakes listed first.
- Edinburgh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nineveh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Squire Lakes, with the one closest to County Squire Lakes listed first.
- Holton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Otter Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Osgood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Napoleon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Versailles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cross Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Delaware
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Delaware is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Pierceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pierceville is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Lookout
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Friendship
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Squire Lakes, with the one closest to County Squire Lakes listed first.
- Albion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Austin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Blocher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Marshfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Scottsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Goshen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Squire Lakes, with the one closest to County Squire Lakes listed first.
- Flat Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Norristown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Geneva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Mount Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Waldron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Wilson Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Prescott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Switzerland County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Squire Lakes, with the one closest to County Squire Lakes listed first.
- Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Avonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Avonburg is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonburg
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Squire Lakes, with the one closest to County Squire Lakes listed first.
- Little York
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Plattsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Trimble County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from County Squire Lakes, with the one closest to County Squire Lakes listed first.
- Milton
(27 miles [43.5 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 County Squire Lakes, see our County-by-County Page for County Squire Lakes.
Cemeteries Near County Squire Lakes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of County Squire Lakes.
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 County Squire Lakes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for County Squire Lakes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from County Squire Lakes, with the one closest to County Squire Lakes listed first.
- Queensville Christian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hulse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Henry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whitcomb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sixmile Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fish Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wohrer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (342 more) ...
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summerfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 County Squire Lakes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of County Squire Lakes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from County Squire Lakes, with the one closest to County Squire Lakes listed first.
- Queensville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Scipio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Hayden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- North Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brewersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brewersville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Fleming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Oakdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Reddington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reddington is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddington
- Grayford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Sardinia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Alert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Azalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Azalia is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Burnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burnsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Lovett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lovett is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around County Squire Lakes. See our List of 1890's Communities around County Squire Lakes.
Newspapers Published in County Squire Lakes ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around County Squire Lakes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of County Squire Lakes, 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 County Squire Lakes.
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 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 County Squire Lakes:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Jennings County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Brown County
- Clark County
- Decatur County
- Franklin County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Johnson County
- Ripley County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Switzerland 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- County Squire Lakes) 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 County Squire Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |