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 Elberfeld (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 Elberfeld. 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 doctors and 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.
Elberfeld is located in Warrick 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 Warrick County: Dubois, Gibson, Pike, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Daviess (KY) & Henderson (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Elberfeld. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elberfeld:
- Warrick County (The home county of Elberfeld)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberfeld, with the one closest to Elberfeld listed first.
- Wheatonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Lynnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Graham Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Baugh City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Chandler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Stevenson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Boonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newburgh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Folsomville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Dayville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- De Gonia Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Davies's County
- Sandy Hook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberfeld, with the one closest to Elberfeld listed first.
- Zoar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Holland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Huntingburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ireland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberfeld, with the one closest to Elberfeld listed first.
- Buckskin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Warrenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Mackey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Haubstadt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Somerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Francisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Douglas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Oakland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mounts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Dongola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberfeld, with the one closest to Elberfeld listed first.
- Decker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Willis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Beal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Beal is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberfeld, with the one closest to Elberfeld listed first.
- Spurgeon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Oakland City Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oatsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Stendal
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Glezen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Winslow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Velpen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Whiteoak
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Petersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- White Sulphur Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Posey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberfeld, with the one closest to Elberfeld listed first.
- Cynthiana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Wendel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Blairsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Poseyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wadesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hepburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Stewartsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Caborn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Oliver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Barrett
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Barrett is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Bufkin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberfeld, with the one closest to Elberfeld listed first.
- Pigeon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Hatfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Richland City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Gentryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Eureka
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kercheval
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Lincoln City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rockport Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Chrisney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reo is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberfeld, with the one closest to Elberfeld listed first.
- Daylight
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Stacer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Inglefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McCutchanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Darmstadt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Melody Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Armstrong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Smythe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Evansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kasson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Wabash County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberfeld, with the one closest to Elberfeld listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Keensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Patton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patton is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Adams Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Allendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- White County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberfeld, with the one closest to Elberfeld listed first.
- Grayville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Phillipstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Phillipstown is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberfeld, with the one closest to Elberfeld listed first.
- Birk City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Curdsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elberfeld, with the one closest to Elberfeld listed first.
- White City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Baskett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Carlinburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Spottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Henderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bluff City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hebbardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Niagara
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Smith Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elberfeld, see our County-by-County Page for Elberfeld.
Cemeteries Near Elberfeld ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elberfeld.
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 Elberfeld - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elberfeld covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elberfeld, with the one closest to Elberfeld listed first.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Northview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Susett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nobles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trinity Parish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blue Grass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stunkel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Withrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marchand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zoar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zoar Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Daylight.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144214 <2>
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- Crossroad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McCutchanville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Elberfeld had a population of 178 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Elberfeld had a population of 661 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elberfeld, with the one closest to Elberfeld listed first.
- Elliott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Buckskin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Stanley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stanley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Earle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Earle is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
- Mackey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Stacer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Inglefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- McCutchanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Lynnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haubstadt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint James
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint James is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Somerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Fort Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elberfeld. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elberfeld.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Elberfeld ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elberfeld.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Elberfeld. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Elberfeld and those printed in the larger area surrounding Elberfeld.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> of Elberfeld.
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 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 Elberfeld:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Warrick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Gibson County
- Knox County
- Pike County
- Posey County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Wabash County
- White County
- Daviess County
- Henderson 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 Elberfeld, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elberfeld) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |