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 Erwin (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 Erwin. 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.
Erwin is located in Posey 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 Posey County: Gallatin (IL), White (IL), White (IL), Gibson, Gibson, Vanderburgh, Henderson (KY) & Union (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Erwin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Erwin:
- Posey County (The home county of Erwin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Erwin, with the one closest to Erwin listed first.
- Solitude
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Solitude is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Mount Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bufkin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Savah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Savah is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Caborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Oliver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Hovey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hovey is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Hepburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- New Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blairsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Wadesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Wendel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erwin, with the one closest to Erwin listed first.
- Mounts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Owensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Haubstadt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Fort Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erwin, with the one closest to Erwin listed first.
- Kasson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Cypress
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Vaughan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Martin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Armstrong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Evansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Darmstadt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Inglefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- McCutchanville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Melody Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Stacer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Smythe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erwin, with the one closest to Erwin listed first.
- Stevenson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Baugh City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Newburgh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elberfeld
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Chandler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Edwards County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Erwin, with the one closest to Erwin listed first.
- Browns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Red Top
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Albion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ellery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gallatin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Erwin, with the one closest to Erwin listed first.
- New Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Inman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Omaha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Old Shawneetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Ridgway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shawneetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Lawler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Equality
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Erwin, with the one closest to Erwin listed first.
- Bungay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bungay is located in Hamilton County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
- Broughton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hardin County (IL)
- Saline Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Saline County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Erwin, with the one closest to Erwin listed first.
- Texas City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Texas City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Eldorado
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Saline City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saline City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Wabash County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Erwin, with the one closest to Erwin listed first.
- Keensburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bellmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wayne County (IL)
- Golden Gate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- White County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Erwin, with the one closest to Erwin listed first.
- Maunie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Phillipstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipstown is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Crossville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Herald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carmi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Grayville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Roland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Roland is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Stokes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Norris City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Enfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Burnt Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Erwin, with the one closest to Erwin listed first.
- Smith Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- White City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Corydon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Baskett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Spottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Niagara
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Robards
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Erwin, with the one closest to Erwin listed first.
- Uniontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Hitesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Chapman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Flournoy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Flournoy is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Raleigh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Breckinridge Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Morganfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dekoven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dekoven is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Grangertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grangertown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Sturgis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Webster County (KY)
- Poole
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Erwin, see our County-by-County Page for Erwin.
Cemeteries Near Erwin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Erwin.
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 Erwin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Erwin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Erwin, with the one closest to Erwin listed first.
- Dunn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bellefontaine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine Cemetery
- The Bellefontaine Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belfountain Cemetery
- Belle Fontaine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84299 <2>
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alldredge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- French Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McFadden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (305 more) ...
- Weiss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Samuel Jones Cemetery
(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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Erwin had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Erwin, with the one closest to Erwin listed first.
- Farmersville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Farmersville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Upton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Upton is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Solitude
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Solitude is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Grafton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Mount Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bufkin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Hovey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hovey is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Caborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Oliver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Hepburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Lippe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lippe is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippe
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Blairsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- New Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Emma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Erwin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Erwin.
Newspapers Published in Erwin ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Erwin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Erwin, 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 Erwin.
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 either 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 Erwin:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Posey County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gibson County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Edwards County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Saline County
- Wabash County
- Wayne County
- White County
- Henderson County
- Union County
- Webster 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Erwin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Erwin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |