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 Fosters Ridge (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 Fosters Ridge. 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.
Name Variations for Fosters Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Fosters Ridge: Fosters Rdg. (or less commonly used: Fosters Rdge. or Fosters Ridg.)
- While the name of this community is Fosters Ridge, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Fosters Ridge may originally have been Foster's Ridge.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Fosters Ridge might be written as Foster Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Fosters Ridge is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Crawford, Dubois, Spencer, Breckinridge (KY), Hancock (KY) & Meade (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Fosters Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fosters Ridge:
- Perry County (The home county of Fosters Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Ridge, with the one closest to Fosters Ridge listed first.
- Sassafras
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Siberia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Saint Croix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Apalona
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Branchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Bristow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ranger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Leopold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Lilly Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Derby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Gerald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Ridge, with the one closest to Fosters Ridge listed first.
- Riceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Eckerty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Taswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Grantsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Beechwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- English
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Fredonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Alton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Carefree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Davies's County
- Alfordsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Ridge, with the one closest to Fosters Ridge listed first.
- Birdseye
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kyana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Schnellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Saint Anthony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ferdinand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Celestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dubois
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntingburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Norton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Jasper
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hillham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Holland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Haysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Ridge, with the one closest to Fosters Ridge listed first.
- New Amsterdam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Frenchtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Depauw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Valley City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Central
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Ramsey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Glidas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Mauckport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corydon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Corydon Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Ridge, with the one closest to Fosters Ridge 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 Fosters Ridge, with the one closest to Fosters Ridge listed first.
- Youngs Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- French Lick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Abydel
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Prospect
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- West Baden Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Chambersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Paoli
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Trotter Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Mahan Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Bromer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Ridge, with the one closest to Fosters Ridge listed first.
- White Sulphur Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Velpen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Stendal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Otwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Whiteoak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Ridge, with the one closest to Fosters Ridge listed first.
- Saint Meinrad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fulda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mariah Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Santa Claus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Lamar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clay City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lincoln City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Gentryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kercheval
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Pigeon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Ridge, with the one closest to Fosters Ridge listed first.
- Heilman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Tennyson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eames
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Folsomville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- De Gonia Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Ridge, with the one closest to Fosters Ridge listed first.
- Hardinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Ridge, with the one closest to Fosters Ridge listed first.
- Chenaultt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Ammons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Stephensport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Union Star
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Raymond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Cloverport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Webster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Daviess County (KY)
- Yelvington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Ridge, with the one closest to Fosters Ridge listed first.
- Hawesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lewisport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosters Ridge, with the one closest to Fosters Ridge listed first.
- Roberta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Concordia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Wolf Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Beechland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Cedar Flat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Andyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Rhodelia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Battletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Cold Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Oolite
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Lodale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Payneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fosters Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Fosters Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Fosters Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fosters Ridge.
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 Fosters Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fosters Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fosters Ridge, with the one closest to Fosters Ridge listed first.
- Enlow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hobbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Comstock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Underhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sigler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sigler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fox Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Doolittle Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (319 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Garland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rickenbaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Fosters Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fosters Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fosters Ridge, with the one closest to Fosters Ridge listed first.
- Uniontown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Doolittle Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Doolittle Mills is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle Mills
- Siberia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Celina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Celina is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
- Saint Croix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Birdseye
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Apalona
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Adyeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adyeville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adyeville
- Riceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Branchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Mentor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mentor is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Eckerty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bristow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Mifflin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fosters Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fosters Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Fosters Ridge ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fosters Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fosters Ridge, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fosters Ridge.
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 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 Fosters Ridge:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Harrison County
- Martin County
- Orange County
- Pike County
- Spencer County
- Warrick County
- Washington County
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Meade County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fosters Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Fosters Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |