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 Duff (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 Duff. 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 doctors and 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.
Duff is located in Dubois 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 Dubois County: Crawford, Davies's, Martin, Orange, Perry, Pike, Spencer & Warrick.
Below are the counties that are near Duff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Duff:
- Dubois County (The home county of Duff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duff, with the one closest to Duff listed first.
- Huntingburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zoar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ireland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Anthony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ferdinand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Portersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Haysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Celestine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kyana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Dubois
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duff, with the one closest to Duff listed first.
- Riceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Eckerty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Taswell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- English
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grantsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Sulphur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duff, with the one closest to Duff listed first.
- Alfordsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Glendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Sandy Hook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Cannelburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Montgomery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Graham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Capehart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Capehart is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duff, with the one closest to Duff listed first.
- Dongola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Oakland City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Somerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mackey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Buckskin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Francisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Douglas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Giro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Giro is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
- Hazleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Princeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Warrenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Fort Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duff, with the one closest to Duff listed first.
- Willis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Monroe City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Wheatland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Decker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Verne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Verne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duff, with the one closest to Duff listed first.
- Windom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Loogootee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lacy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duff, with the one closest to Duff listed first.
- French Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Baden Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Youngs Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Abydel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duff, with the one closest to Duff listed first.
- Siberia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Bristow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Saint Croix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Apalona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Ranger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Troy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Leopold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Tell City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duff, with the one closest to Duff listed first.
- Velpen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- White Sulphur Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stendal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Whiteoak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Otwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Winslow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Algiers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Spurgeon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Highbank Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Oakland City Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Glezen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duff, with the one closest to Duff listed first.
- Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mariah Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rockport Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Gentryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pigeon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Saint Meinrad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Claus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kercheval
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Clay City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Lamar
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fulda
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderburgh County
- Daylight
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duff, with the one closest to Duff listed first.
- Heilman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Folsomville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Tennyson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lynnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eames
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Graham Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- De Gonia Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Boonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elberfeld
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Chandler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Hancock County (KY)
- Lewisport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Duff, see our County-by-County Page for Duff.
Cemeteries Near Duff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duff.
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 Duff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Duff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Duff, with the one closest to Duff listed first.
- Mayo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Risley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McKee Ditch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dillin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (344 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilhoit 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Duff had a population of 86 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Duff, with the one closest to Duff listed first.
- Huntingburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Velpen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Pikeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pikeville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jasper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ireland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stendal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Survant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Survant is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Survant
- Johnsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsburg is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Bretzville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bretzville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretzville
- Augusta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Augusta is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Selvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Selvin is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selvin
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Saint Henry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Henry is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
- Otwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Saint Anthony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Duff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duff.
Newspapers Published in Duff ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duff, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Duff.
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 Duff:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Dubois County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Davies's County
- Gibson County
- Knox County
- Martin County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Hancock 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 Duff, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Duff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |