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 Ewington (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 Ewington. 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.
Ewington is located in Decatur 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 Decatur County: Bartholomew, Franklin, Jennings, Ripley, Rush & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Ewington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ewington:
- Decatur County (The home county of Ewington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Adams
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Milford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Greensburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harris City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Germantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Letts Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Letts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Knarr Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Knarr Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knarr Corner
- Saint Omer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Saint Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Millhousen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhousen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Rugby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Hartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
- Newbern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Grammer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Petersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Clifford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jewell Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Elizabethtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Corn Brook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Taylorsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Garden City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Dearborn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Moores Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Alsace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Alsace is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alsace
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Orange
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Alpine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Nulltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Everton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Everton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Enochsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Oldenburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Andersonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Laurel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Metamora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Forest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Yellow Bank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Yellow Bank is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
- Youngs Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Youngs Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corner
- Brookville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Tree Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Tree Crossroads is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Crossroads
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Fleming
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Seymour
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- Dupont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Zenas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Scipio
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Queensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Butlerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oakdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- North Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grayford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Hayden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- San Jacinto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Four Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Edinburgh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Amity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Needham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Urmeyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Nineveh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Princes Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Rocklane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Peoga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- Parke County
- Stumptown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stumptown is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Napoleon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Batesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Holton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Osgood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Morris is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Lookout
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Delaware
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Pierceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Versailles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Penntown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Penntown is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penntown
- Stumpke Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stumpke Corner is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpke Corner
- Sunman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Moscow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Milroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gowdy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Homer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Manilla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Rushville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Henderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Glenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Carthage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Falmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Geneva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Waldron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Norristown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Prescott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Wilson Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Blue Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Flat Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rays Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Riley Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Shelbyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Beech Brook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ewington, see our County-by-County Page for Ewington.
Cemeteries Near Ewington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ewington.
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 Ewington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ewington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Mowery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forsythe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pumphrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Patrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Columbia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Copeland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swinney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- Center Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ewington had a population of 29 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ewington, with the one closest to Ewington listed first.
- Adams
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Burney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Horace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Horace is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Harris City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Greensburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forest Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Letts Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Gaynorsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gaynorsville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynorsville
- Saint Omer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Saint Paul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Downeyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Downeyville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downeyville
- Rugby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- McCoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McCoy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
- Sandusky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ewington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ewington.
Newspapers Published in Ewington ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ewington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ewington, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ewington.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ewington:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Decatur County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Dearborn County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Jennings County
- Johnson County
- Parke County
- Ripley County
- Rush County
- Shelby 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 Ewington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ewington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |