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 Davidson (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 Davidson. 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 and doctors 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.
Davidson is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Crawford, Floyd, Washington, Hardin (KY), Jefferson (KY) & Meade (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Davidson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Davidson:
- Harrison County (The home county of Davidson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davidson, with the one closest to Davidson listed first.
- Laconia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Glidas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Mauckport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Central
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Elizabeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Valley City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- New Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Amsterdam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Locust Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Point is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Corydon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lanesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davidson, with the one closest to Davidson listed first.
- Jeffersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arctic Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arctic Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arctic Springs
- Blackiston Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blackiston Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Park is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davidson, with the one closest to Davidson listed first.
- Alton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Leavenworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Carefree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Beechwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Magnolia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Milltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Knob
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Sulphur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davidson, with the one closest to Davidson listed first.
- Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Floyds Knobs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Galena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davidson, with the one closest to Davidson listed first.
- Dexter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Magnet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Derby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Gerald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Leopold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davidson, with the one closest to Davidson listed first.
- Irvington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Raymond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Custer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dyer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Garfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Constantine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Union Star
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Buras
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Harned
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ammons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Chenaultt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Bullitt County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davidson, with the one closest to Davidson listed first.
- Cupio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Pitt's Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Bardstown Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction
- Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Shepherdsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brooks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lebanon Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Chase
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Hunters Hollow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Pioneer Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
- Clermont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hebron Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Grayson County (KY)
- Big Clifty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Hardin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davidson, with the one closest to Davidson listed first.
- Howard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- West Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rose Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace
- Prichard Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prichard Place is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place
- Dietz Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres
- Vine Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Radcliff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Rineyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Perryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Kraft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kraft is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft
- Crest
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crest is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
- Jefferson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davidson, with the one closest to Davidson listed first.
- Kosmosdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale
- Valley Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Pleasure Ridge Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
- Fairdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hollyvilla
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
- Saint Dennis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
- South Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Heritage Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Creek is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
- Former name for Heritage Creek:
- Minor Lane Heights
- Shively
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Park View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Park View is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
- Okolona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Larue County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davidson, with the one closest to Davidson listed first.
- Roanoke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Tonieville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davidson, with the one closest to Davidson listed first.
- Hughes Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hughes Landing is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
- Rock Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Pilcher Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pilcher Landing is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Landing
- Lickskillet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Muldraugh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grahamton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Van Voorhis Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
- Buck Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Garrett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garrett is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Eastwood Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eastwood Hills is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Hills
- Brandenburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ekron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ekron is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Nelson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davidson, with the one closest to Davidson listed first.
- Boston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Deatsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Deatsville is located in Nelson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
- Nelsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Samuels
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Samuels is located in Nelson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels
- Cravens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cravens is located in Nelson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Lenore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lenore is located in Nelson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenore
- Bellwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood is located in Nelson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Highgrove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Highgrove is located in Nelson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
- Hunters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hunters is located in Nelson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Davidson, see our County-by-County Page for Davidson.
Cemeteries Near Davidson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davidson.
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 Davidson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Davidson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Davidson, with the one closest to Davidson listed first.
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kinser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woolrich Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hoover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stallings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Weather Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Garnettsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Withers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (412 more) ...
- McIntire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Davidson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Davidson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Davidson, with the one closest to Davidson listed first.
- Rock Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Muldraugh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grahamton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Laconia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Evans Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evans Landing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Landing
- West Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brandenburg Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brandenburg Station is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg Station
- Garrett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garrett is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Ekron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ekron is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Brandenburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hillgrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillgrove is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillgrove
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Red Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Rosewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rosewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Rehoboth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Davidson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Davidson.
Newspapers Published in Davidson ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davidson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Davidson, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Davidson.
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 websites either 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 Davidson:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Floyd County
- Perry County
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Grayson County
- Hardin County
- Jefferson County
- Larue County
- Meade County
- Nelson 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 Davidson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Davidson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |