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 Ellsworth (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 Ellsworth. 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 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.
Ellsworth 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 Ellsworth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellsworth:
- Dubois County (The home county of Ellsworth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Norton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Celestine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dubois
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Schnellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Birdseye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kyana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Saint Anthony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Jasper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Portersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Ferdinand
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Riceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Eckerty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- English
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grantsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- West Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Sulphur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Marengo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Pilot Knob
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Beechwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Alfordsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Glendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Cannelburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Montgomery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Depauw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Frenchtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Huron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Georgia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Mitchell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Williams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Spring Mill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Hartleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Coxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Lawrenceport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Stonington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Silverville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Bono
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Fayetteville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Windom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Lacy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Shoals
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Loogootee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Burns City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- French Lick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- West Baden Springs
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Youngs Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Abydel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Paoli
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Trotter Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Mahan Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Orleans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bromer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Leipsic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Siberia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Saint Croix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Apalona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Bristow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Branchville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Ranger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Leopold
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Magnet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Lilly Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Dexter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Derby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Otwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- White Sulphur Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Velpen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Whiteoak
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Algiers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Highbank Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Stendal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Winslow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Petersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Saint Meinrad
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mariah Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fulda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Claus
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lamar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clay City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Lincoln City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Evanston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Gentryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kercheval
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Warrick County
- Heilman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Hardinsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Livonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Claysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Fredericksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saltillo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Campbellsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smedley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- Chenaultt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Roberta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Wolf Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Concordia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Beechland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Cedar Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellsworth, see our County-by-County Page for Ellsworth.
Cemeteries Near Ellsworth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellsworth.
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 Ellsworth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellsworth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Swift Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hardin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ewing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Patoka Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Patoka Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wininger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (328 more) ...
- Mt. Eden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simmons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ellsworth had a population of 78 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
- Celestine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Dubois
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wickliffe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wickliffe is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
- Schnellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Newton Stewart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Stewart is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Stewart
- Hillham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Mentor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mentor is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Birdseye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Riceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Kellerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kellerville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
- Saint Anthony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kyana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Eckerty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellsworth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellsworth.
Newspapers Published in Ellsworth ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellsworth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellsworth, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellsworth.
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 Ellsworth:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Dubois County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Davies's County
- Harrison County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Spencer County
- Warrick County
- Washington County
- Breckinridge County
- Meade 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 Ellsworth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ellsworth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |