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 English (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 English. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
English is located in Crawford County and is the County Seat.
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 Crawford County: Dubois, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Washington & Meade (KY).
Below are the counties that are near English. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to English:
- Crawford County (The home county of English)
- The following are listed by their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Grantsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Taswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marengo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pilot Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Sulphur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Carefree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- West Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Eckerty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Milltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beechwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Fredonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Borden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Providence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Davies's County
- Alfordsville
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Birdseye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Norton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Schnellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Hillham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Celestine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kyana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Dubois
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Anthony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ferdinand
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jasper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Haysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Huntingburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ireland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Galena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Depauw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Frenchtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Ramsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Corydon Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- New Salisbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Amsterdam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Corydon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Crandall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Valley City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Central
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Glidas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Georgia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Bono
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Mitchell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Mill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Stonington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Lawrenceport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Huron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Tunnelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Windom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Lacy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Shoals
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Youngs Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Chambersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Trotter Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Paoli
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mahan Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Abydel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- French Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Baden Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Bromer
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Prospect
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Orleans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Leipsic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Saint Croix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Apalona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Magnet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Sassafras
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Siberia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Leopold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dexter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Bristow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ranger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Derby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gerald
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Lilly Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Saint Meinrad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fulda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mariah Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Claus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Lamar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Hardinsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Claysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Campbellsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saltillo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Smedley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- New Pekin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harristown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- South Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Chenaultt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Ammons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Union Star
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Raymond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Stephensport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Roberta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Wolf Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Cedar Flat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Beechland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Concordia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Andyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Battletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Cold Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Oolite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lodale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Rhodelia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Payneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to English, see our County-by-County Page for English.
Cemeteries Near English ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of English.
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 English - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for English covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Land Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Denbo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sloan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mathers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cook - Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Seton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (332 more) ...
- Marengo Cemetery Old Section
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marengo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marengo Cemetery New Section
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 English had a population of 423 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, English had a population of 627 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from English, with the one closest to English listed first.
- Temple
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Temple is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Grantsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Fargo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fargo is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Mifflin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Ethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Taswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pilot Knob
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Marengo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Valeene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valeene is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeene
- West Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Eckerty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Youngs Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Doolittle Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doolittle Mills is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle Mills
- Milltown
(9 miles [14.5 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 English. See our List of 1890's Communities around English.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of English ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around English.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of English. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of English and those printed in the larger area surrounding English.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<4> of English.
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 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 English:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Floyd County
- Harrison County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Spencer 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> | 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 English, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- English) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |