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 Ewing (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 Ewing. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Ewing is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Bartholomew, Brown, Jennings, Lawrence, Scott & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Ewing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ewing:
- Jackson County (The home county of Ewing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
- Brownstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vallonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Elizabethtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Cortland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Freetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Medora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Dudleytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Spraytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Kurtz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Seymour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Retreat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Houston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
- Jonesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Ogilville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Bethel Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Garden City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Stony Lonesome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- Elizabethtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Columbus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jewell Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Corn Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Grammer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Petersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Taylorsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
- Becks Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Pikes Peak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Story
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Gnaw Bone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Nashville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beanblossom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Helmsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
- Underwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Henryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Borden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nabb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nabb is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
- New Providence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Marysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marysville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
- Alert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Sardinia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Harper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
- Deputy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dupont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
- Four Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Hayden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Commiskey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Paris Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Scipio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Queensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- North Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grayford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Oakdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Butlerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- San Jacinto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
- Leesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Zelma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Fort Ritner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Bono
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Tunnelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Erie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Heltonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crawford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Stonington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Lawrenceport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Spring Mill Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Bedford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
- Smithville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrodsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Clear Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Unionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
- Leipsic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Bromer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Orleans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mahan Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Trotter Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
- Austin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Albion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Marshfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Scottsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Blocher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
- Plattsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Kossuth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Little York
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Harristown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Campbellsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Smedley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- South Boston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Claysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Bartle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- Livonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ewing, see our County-by-County Page for Ewing.
Cemeteries Near Ewing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ewing.
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 Ewing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ewing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
- Woodmansee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Burrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weathers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Durland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wayman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayman Cemetery
- The Wayman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Wayman / Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87305 <2>
- Smallwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Robertson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- The Robertson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Honeytown Cemetery
- Honeytown Christian Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86607 <2>
- Beem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (309 more) ...
- Goss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Heighton Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lubker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Ewing had a population of 496 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ewing, with the one closest to Ewing listed first.
- Brownstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vallonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shields is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Surprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Surprise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Medora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Tampico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tampico is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampico
- Freetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Millport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Dudleytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Kurtz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Spraytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Chestnut Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Seymour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Retreat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Rockford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ewing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ewing.
Newspapers Published in Ewing ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ewing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ewing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ewing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Ewing:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Brown County
- Clark County
- Decatur County
- Jefferson County
- Jennings County
- Lawrence County
- Monroe County
- Orange County
- Scott County
- Washington 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 Ewing, 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- Ewing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |