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 Fairbanks (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 Fairbanks. 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 hospitals 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.
Fairbanks is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Clark (IL), Crawford (IL), Clay, Greene, Knox & Vigo.
Below are the counties that are near Fairbanks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairbanks:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Fairbanks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairbanks, with the one closest to Fairbanks listed first.
- Scott City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Farmersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shelburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Graysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Sullivan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hymera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- New Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Scotchtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Jericho
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Dugger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gambill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairbanks, with the one closest to Fairbanks listed first.
- Coalmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coalmont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Howesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Cory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Clay City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Eel River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Art
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Saline City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Cloverland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Staunton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Billtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Prairie City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Center Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairbanks, with the one closest to Fairbanks listed first.
- Gilmour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Jasonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Midland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Hoosier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- White Rose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Rose is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose
- Linton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Island City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Island City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Lyons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Switz City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Worthington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairbanks, with the one closest to Fairbanks listed first.
- Oaktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Busseron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Busseron is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
- Freelandville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Freelandville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
- Sandborn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Westphalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairbanks, with the one closest to Fairbanks listed first.
- Coal City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Denmark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Patricksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairbanks, with the one closest to Fairbanks listed first.
- West Atherton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Numa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Rosedale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairbanks, with the one closest to Fairbanks listed first.
- Universal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Blanford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairbanks, with the one closest to Fairbanks listed first.
- Prairie Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Vigo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Pimento
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Prairieton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
- Youngstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Lewis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Toad Hop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- Riley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Taylorville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Taylorville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- West Terre Haute
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Liggett
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Liggett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
- Terre Haute
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Barnhart Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairbanks, with the one closest to Fairbanks listed first.
- York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- West Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Snyder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Melrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Weaver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Livingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Marshall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dennison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Farrington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Clark Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Martinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Hogue Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hogue Town is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
- Crawford County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairbanks, with the one closest to Fairbanks listed first.
- West York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hutsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Palestine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gordon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Annapolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Robinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Duncanville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duncanville is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Heathsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Heathsville is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Dogwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- New Hebron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hebron is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
- Stoy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stoy is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoy <1>
- Bellair
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bellair is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Cumberland County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairbanks, with the one closest to Fairbanks listed first.
- Hazel Dell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Union Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairbanks, with the one closest to Fairbanks listed first.
- Elbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Oliver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Nevins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Bell Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Vermilion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kentucky
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Paris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grandview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Huffmanville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Conlogue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Jasper County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairbanks, with the one closest to Fairbanks listed first.
- Yale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hunt City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunt City is located in Jasper County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
- Willow Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairbanks, with the one closest to Fairbanks listed first.
- Birds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairbanks, see our County-by-County Page for Fairbanks.
Cemeteries Near Fairbanks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairbanks.
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 Fairbanks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairbanks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairbanks, with the one closest to Fairbanks listed first.
- Riggs - Ernest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- DeBaun Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pogue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chowning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Prairie Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lykens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alkire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (442 more) ...
- McKinney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shattuck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Little Flock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fairbanks had a population of 111 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairbanks, with the one closest to Fairbanks listed first.
- Prairie Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Vigo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Darwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Hutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hutton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Graysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Shelburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Farmersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Walnut Prairie is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Prairie
- West Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- West York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jackson Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jackson Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill
- Pimento
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Hutsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairbanks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairbanks.
Newspapers Published in Fairbanks ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairbanks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairbanks, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairbanks.
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 Fairbanks:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Greene County
- Knox County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Cumberland County
- Edgar County
- Jasper County
- Lawrence 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 Fairbanks, 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 from Point A (ie- Fairbanks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |