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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 Eel River (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 Eel River. 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 Eel River ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Eel River: Eel Riv.

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 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.

Eel River is located in Clay County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Greene, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan & Vigo.

Below are the counties that are near Eel River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eel River:

  • Clay County     (The home county of Eel River)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eel River, with the one closest to Eel River listed first.
    • Saline City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
      • Saline City is located in Clay County
    • Clay City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
      • Clay City is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <2>
    • Art
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cory
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Center Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
      • Center Point is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <2>
    • Bowling Green
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
      • Bowling Green is located in Clay County
    • Prairie City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Howesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Coalmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
      • Coalmont is located in Clay County
    • Staunton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staunton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
      • Staunton is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
    • Roadman Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roadman Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
      • Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
    • Billville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Greene County
  • Knox County
    • Sandborn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
      • Sandborn is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eel River, with the one closest to Eel River listed first.
    • Stinesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
      • Stinesville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Ellettsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellettsville
      • Ellettsville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,706 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellettsville <2>
    • Stanford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
      • Highland Village is located in Monroe County
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eel River, with the one closest to Eel River listed first.
    • Minetree ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minetree. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
      • Minetree is located in Morgan County
      • Minetree has also been known as:
      • Billtown
      • Meintree
      • Menietree
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Minetree
      • From Eel River to Minetree
    • Lewisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Eminence
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
      • Eminence is located in Morgan County
    • Paragon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon
      • Paragon is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragon <2>
    • Plano
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Owen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eel River, with the one closest to Eel River listed first.
    • Denmark
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coal City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Patricksburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patricksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
      • Patricksburg is located in Owen County
    • Arney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Atkinsonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Freedom
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuba
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Owen County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cuba
      • From Eel River to Cuba
    • Spencer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Owen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <2>
    • Quincy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Owen County
    • Gosport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gosport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosport
      • Gosport is located in Owen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gosport <2>
  • Parke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eel River, with the one closest to Eel River listed first.
    • Bridgeton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Rosedale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • West Atherton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Mansfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Numa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ferndale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferndale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
      • Ferndale is located in Parke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ferndale
      • From Eel River to Ferndale
    • Bellmore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
      • Bellmore is located in Parke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bellmore
      • From Eel River to Bellmore
    • Billie Creek Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billie Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billie Creek Village
      • Billie Creek Village is located in Parke County
    • Mecca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
      • Mecca is located in Parke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eel River, with the one closest to Eel River listed first.
    • Reelsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
      • Reelsville is located in Putnam County
    • Cloverdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Putnamville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnamville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
      • Putnamville is located in Putnam County
    • Limedale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Greencastle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Belle Union
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eel River, with the one closest to Eel River listed first.
    • Hymera
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hymera have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
      • Hymera is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
    • Farmersburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Shelburn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
      • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <2>
    • Dugger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Scotchtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gambill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jericho
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jericho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Sullivan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jericho
      • From Eel River to Jericho
    • Scott City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sullivan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairbanks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
      • Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
    • Paxton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Paxton is located in Sullivan County
    • New Lebanon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
      • New Lebanon is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lebanon <2>
  • Vermillion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eel River, with the one closest to Eel River listed first.
    • Clinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Universal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Universal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
      • Universal is located in Vermillion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
    • Fairview Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
      • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
    • Sandytown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Vigo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eel River, with the one closest to Eel River listed first.
    • Lewis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Riley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
      • Riley is located in Vigo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Grange Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Swalls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swalls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
      • Swalls is located in Vigo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Swalls
      • From Eel River to Swalls
    • Glen Ayre
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pimento
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Seelyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
      • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
    • Youngstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Burnett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fontanet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • North Terre Haute
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Terre Haute have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
      • North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
    • Taylorville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Clark County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eel River, with the one closest to Eel River listed first.
    • Farrington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farrington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
      • Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Farrington
      • From Eel River to Farrington
    • Weaver
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Dennison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Livingston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Snyder
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snyder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
      • Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Snyder
      • From Eel River to Snyder
    • West Union
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
    • York
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Marshall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Edgar County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eel River, with the one closest to Eel River listed first.
    • Elbridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
      • Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elbridge
      • From Eel River to Elbridge
    • Vermilion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eel River, see our County-by-County Page for Eel River.

Cemeteries Near Eel River ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eel River.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eel River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eel River, with the one closest to Eel River listed first.

  • Greenwell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goshorn Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshorn Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goshorn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cole Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liechty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liechty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liechty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Gummere Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Gummere Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Gummere Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gremes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gremes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gremes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sink Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sink Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sink Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red Brush Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Brush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Brush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stephens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Moss Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Stagg Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stagg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stagg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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, Eel River had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Eel River, with the one closest to Eel River listed first.

  • Saline City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
    • Saline City is located in Clay County
  • Clay City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
    • Clay City is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <2>
  • Art
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ashboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashboro
    • Ashboro is located in Clay County
  • Cory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coal City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowling Green
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
    • Bowling Green is located in Clay County
  • Lewis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Daggett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daggett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • Daggett is located in Owen County
  • Patricksburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patricksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
    • Patricksburg is located in Owen County
  • Prairie City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Howesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Asherville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
      • Asherville is located in Clay County
    • Hoosierville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoosierville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosierville
      • Hoosierville is located in Clay County
    • Riley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
      • Riley is located in Vigo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eel River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eel River.

Newspapers Published in Eel River ...

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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eel River.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eel River, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eel River.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Eel River:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eel River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountyin.gov/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Eel River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eel River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eel River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3232, Longitude: -87.1236    









 

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