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 Ferdinand (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 Ferdinand. 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 and 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.
Ferdinand is located in Dubois 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 Dubois County: Crawford, Davies's, Martin, Orange, Perry, Pike, Spencer & Warrick.
Below are the counties that are near Ferdinand. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ferdinand:
- Dubois County (The home county of Ferdinand)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferdinand, with the one closest to Ferdinand listed first.
- Saint Anthony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kyana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Huntingburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Schnellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Celestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Birdseye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Jasper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ireland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dubois
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Haysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferdinand, with the one closest to Ferdinand listed first.
- Riceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Eckerty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Taswell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Grantsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Sulphur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Beechwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- English
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jericho
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Alton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Magnolia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Fredonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferdinand, with the one closest to Ferdinand listed first.
- Alfordsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Glendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Sandy Hook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferdinand, with the one closest to Ferdinand listed first.
- Dongola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Oakland City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mackey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Somerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buckskin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferdinand, with the one closest to Ferdinand listed first.
- Windom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Lacy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Shoals
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferdinand, with the one closest to Ferdinand listed first.
- French Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Prospect
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- West Baden Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Abydel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferdinand, with the one closest to Ferdinand listed first.
- Siberia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Sassafras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Bristow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Apalona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Ranger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Branchville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Saint Croix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Troy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leopold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Tell City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gerald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferdinand, with the one closest to Ferdinand listed first.
- Velpen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Stendal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- White Sulphur Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteoak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Otwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Winslow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spurgeon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Algiers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Oakland City Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Highbank Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Alford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Glezen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferdinand, with the one closest to Ferdinand listed first.
- Saint Meinrad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mariah Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Claus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lincoln City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Lamar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clay City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Evanston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Gentryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kercheval
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferdinand, with the one closest to Ferdinand listed first.
- Heilman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Eames
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Folsomville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Tennyson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- De Gonia Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Graham Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Lynnville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Boonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferdinand, with the one closest to Ferdinand listed first.
- Chenaultt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Ammons
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Stephensport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Union Star
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Cloverport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferdinand, with the one closest to Ferdinand listed first.
- Maceo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Yelvington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferdinand, with the one closest to Ferdinand listed first.
- Lewisport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hawesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferdinand, with the one closest to Ferdinand listed first.
- Roberta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Concordia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Wolf Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Rhodelia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Beechland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Andyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Cedar Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ferdinand, see our County-by-County Page for Ferdinand.
Cemeteries Near Ferdinand ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ferdinand.
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 Ferdinand - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ferdinand covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ferdinand, with the one closest to Ferdinand listed first.
- Hagen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bretzville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tenn Beard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Main Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crooks Thom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stapleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kline Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kline Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Siberia.
- The Kline Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cline Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1998325 <3>
- Fairmount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (353 more) ...
- Lanman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dungan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ferdinand had a population of 627 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Ferdinand had a population of 2,253 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ferdinand, with the one closest to Ferdinand listed first.
- Saint Henry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Henry is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
- Saint Meinrad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mariah Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adyeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adyeville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adyeville
- Bretzville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bretzville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretzville
- Johnsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Johnsburg is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Saint Anthony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Claus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Siberia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Kyana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Huntingburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fulda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huffman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huffman is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Bristow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ferdinand. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ferdinand.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ferdinand ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ferdinand.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ferdinand. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ferdinand and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ferdinand.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<2> of Ferdinand.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Ferdinand:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Dubois County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Davies's County
- Gibson County
- Martin County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Spencer County
- Warrick County
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Hancock 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> | 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- Ferdinand) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Ferdinand, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |