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 Dark Hollow (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 Dark Hollow. 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 Dark Hollow ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Dark Hollow: Dark Holw. (or less commonly used: Dark Hlw. or Dark Hllw.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Dark Hollow is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Greene, Jackson, Martin, Monroe, Orange & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Dark Hollow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dark Hollow:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Dark Hollow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Hollow, with the one closest to Dark Hollow listed first.
- Oolitic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Avoca
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Bedford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Judah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Judah is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
- Coxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Springville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Guthrie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Hartleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Silverville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Crawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Erie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Hollow, with the one closest to Dark Hollow listed first.
- Story
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Becks Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Nashville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pikes Peak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Gnaw Bone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Helmsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Mount Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Beanblossom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Hollow, with the one closest to Dark Hollow listed first.
- Odon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cannelburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Elnora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Hollow, with the one closest to Dark Hollow listed first.
- Hillham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Norton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Hollow, with the one closest to Dark Hollow listed first.
- Owensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Koleen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Solsberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Mineral City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Scotland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Newark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Tulip
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Bloomfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Plummer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Plummer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Calvertville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Elliston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Hollow, with the one closest to Dark Hollow listed first.
- Norman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kurtz
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Medora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Houston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Freetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vallonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brownstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spraytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- New Elizabethtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Hollow, with the one closest to Dark Hollow listed first.
- Mount Olive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Burns City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Crane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shoals
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lacy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Loogootee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Windom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Hollow, with the one closest to Dark Hollow listed first.
- Harrodsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Kirksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Smithville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Stanford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Highland Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Bloomington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dolan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Ellettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Unionville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stinesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Hollow, with the one closest to Dark Hollow listed first.
- Orleans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leipsic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Prospect
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Abydel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- West Baden Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- French Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Paoli
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bromer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Mahan Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Chambersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Trotter Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Youngs Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Hollow, with the one closest to Dark Hollow listed first.
- Freedom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Arney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Spencer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dark Hollow, with the one closest to Dark Hollow listed first.
- Saltillo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Campbellsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Claysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Smedley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Kossuth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Plattsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Livonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dark Hollow, see our County-by-County Page for Dark Hollow.
Cemeteries Near Dark Hollow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dark Hollow.
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 Dark Hollow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dark Hollow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dark Hollow, with the one closest to Dark Hollow listed first.
- Breckinridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Union Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brinegar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crest Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scoggan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ikerd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikerd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ikerd Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Bedford.
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (338 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Christian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dark Hollow had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dark Hollow, with the one closest to Dark Hollow listed first.
- Fayetteville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Bedford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Logan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Springville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Shawswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shawswick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawswick
- Guthrie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Silverville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Yockey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yockey is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yockey
- Bartlettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bartlettsville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlettsville
- Williams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Bryantsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bryantsville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Erie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Harrodsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Fairfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairfax is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dark Hollow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dark Hollow.
Newspapers Published in Dark Hollow ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dark Hollow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dark Hollow, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dark Hollow.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Dark Hollow:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Greene County
- Jackson County
- Martin County
- Monroe County
- Orange County
- Owen County
- Washington 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dark Hollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dark Hollow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |