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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 Dead Mans Crossing (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 Dead Mans Crossing. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Dead Mans Crossing is located in Posey 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 Posey County: Gallatin (IL), White (IL), White (IL), Gibson, Gibson, Vanderburgh, Henderson (KY) & Union (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Dead Mans Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dead Mans Crossing:
- Posey County (The home county of Dead Mans Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dead Mans Crossing, with the one closest to Dead Mans Crossing listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bufkin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Solitude
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Solitude is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Hovey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hovey is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Savah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Savah is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Caborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Oliver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Hepburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- New Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blairsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Wadesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dead Mans Crossing, with the one closest to Dead Mans Crossing listed first.
- Mounts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Haubstadt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Owensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Fort Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dead Mans Crossing, with the one closest to Dead Mans Crossing listed first.
- Cypress
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Kasson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Vaughan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Armstrong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Martin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Evansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Darmstadt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Melody Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Inglefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- McCutchanville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Smythe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dead Mans Crossing, with the one closest to Dead Mans Crossing listed first.
- Stevenson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Baugh City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Newburgh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elberfeld
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Chandler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Edwards County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dead Mans Crossing, with the one closest to Dead Mans Crossing listed first.
- Browns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Red Top
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ellery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gallatin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dead Mans Crossing, with the one closest to Dead Mans Crossing listed first.
- New Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Inman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Old Shawneetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Omaha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ridgway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shawneetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Lawler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Equality
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton County (IL)
- Broughton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hardin County (IL)
- Saline Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Saline County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dead Mans Crossing, with the one closest to Dead Mans Crossing listed first.
- Texas City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Texas City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Cottage Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Eldorado
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saline City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saline City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Wabash County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dead Mans Crossing, with the one closest to Dead Mans Crossing listed first.
- Keensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bellmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dead Mans Crossing, with the one closest to Dead Mans Crossing listed first.
- Maunie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Phillipstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipstown is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Herald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carmi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crossville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Roland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Roland is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Stokes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Grayville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Norris City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Enfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dead Mans Crossing, with the one closest to Dead Mans Crossing listed first.
- Smith Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- White City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Corydon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Baskett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Spottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Niagara
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Robards
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Union County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dead Mans Crossing, with the one closest to Dead Mans Crossing listed first.
- Uniontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Hitesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Chapman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Raleigh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Flournoy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Flournoy is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Morganfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Breckinridge Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Dekoven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dekoven is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Grangertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grangertown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Sturgis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Webster County (KY)
- Poole
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dead Mans Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Dead Mans Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Dead Mans Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dead Mans Crossing.
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 Dead Mans Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dead Mans Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dead Mans Crossing, with the one closest to Dead Mans Crossing listed first.
- Bellefontaine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine Cemetery
- The Bellefontaine Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belfountain Cemetery
- Belle Fontaine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84299 <2>
- Gill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alldredge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weiss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Samuel Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (297 more) ...
- Calvin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- French Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Downen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Dead Mans Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dead Mans Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dead Mans Crossing, with the one closest to Dead Mans Crossing listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Erwin
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Erwin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Farmersville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Farmersville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Upton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Upton is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Bufkin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Grafton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hovey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hovey is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Solitude
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Solitude is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Caborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Oliver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Lippe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lippe is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippe
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hepburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Saint Philip
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Philip is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Philip
- West Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Franklin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Franklin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dead Mans Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dead Mans Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Dead Mans Crossing ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dead Mans Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dead Mans Crossing, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dead Mans Crossing.
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 Dead Mans Crossing:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Posey County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gibson County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Edwards County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Saline County
- Wabash County
- White County
- Henderson County
- Union County
- Webster 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 '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- Dead Mans Crossing) 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 Dead Mans Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |