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 Derby (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 Derby. 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 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.
Derby is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Crawford, Dubois, Spencer, Breckinridge (KY), Hancock (KY) & Meade (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Derby. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Derby:
- Perry County (The home county of Derby)
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- Gerald
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
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- Dexter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Magnet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Leopold
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Rome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Branchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Ranger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Apalona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Bristow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Croix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tell City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Jericho
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Sulphur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Beechwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- West Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Leavenworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Grantsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Carefree
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Eckerty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pilot Knob
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- Birdseye
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ferdinand
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Schnellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Saint Anthony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Celestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huntingburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- New Amsterdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Mauckport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Valley City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Glidas
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Central
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Dogwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Laconia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Corydon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Depauw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- New Middletown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ramsey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- Evanston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Fulda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Meinrad
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lamar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Santa Claus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mariah Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Grandview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kercheval
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Lincoln City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- Chenaultt
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Ammons
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Union Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Stephensport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Cloverport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Webster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Irvington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hardinsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Garfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Harned
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tar Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- Yelvington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Maceo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Ensor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Whitesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- Hawesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Lewisport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cabot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Pellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hardin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- Howard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Four Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- Concordia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Rhodelia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Roberta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Andyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Beechland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Wolf Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Payneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Battletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Cedar Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Cold Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Lodale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Ohio County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- Aetnaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Fordsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Deanefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Derby, see our County-by-County Page for Derby.
Cemeteries Near Derby ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Derby.
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 Derby - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Derby covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- Derby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Upper Cummings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lower Cummings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harding Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilliand Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Conner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Talley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Phelps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Badger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Carr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bryant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schraner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (336 more) ...
- Groves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stephenson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Derby had a population of 225 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Derby, with the one closest to Derby listed first.
- Chenaultt
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Mooleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mooleyville is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooleyville
- Dexter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Concordia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Leopold
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Rhodelia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Union Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Holt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Addison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Addison is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
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- Stephensport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Andyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Derby. See our List of 1890's Communities around Derby.
Newspapers Published in Derby ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Derby.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Derby, 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 Derby.
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 Derby:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Harrison County
- Spencer County
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Meade County
- Ohio 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> | 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 Derby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Derby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |