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 Fulda (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 Fulda. 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 and hospitals 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.
Fulda is located in Spencer 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 Spencer County: Dubois, Perry, Warrick, Daviess (KY) & Hancock (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Fulda. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fulda:
- Spencer County (The home county of Fulda)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulda, with the one closest to Fulda listed first.
- Saint Meinrad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evanston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Lamar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Claus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mariah Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Lincoln City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kercheval
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Gentryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chrisney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulda, with the one closest to Fulda listed first.
- Riceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Eckerty
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Sulphur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Taswell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Beechwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Grantsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Fredonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Magnolia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- English
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulda, with the one closest to Fulda listed first.
- Ferdinand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kyana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Saint Anthony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Holland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntingburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Schnellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Birdseye
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Celestine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ireland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dubois
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harrison County
- New Amsterdam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulda, with the one closest to Fulda listed first.
- Bristow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ranger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sassafras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Siberia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Apalona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Tell City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lilly Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Leopold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Branchville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Cannelton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Croix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulda, with the one closest to Fulda listed first.
- Stendal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Velpen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- White Sulphur Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Spurgeon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Whiteoak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Otwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Winslow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland City Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulda, with the one closest to Fulda listed first.
- Heilman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Tennyson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eames
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Folsomville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- De Gonia Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Boonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Graham Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Lynnville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dayville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Chandler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- 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 Fulda, with the one closest to Fulda listed first.
- Chenaultt
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Cloverport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Star
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Raymond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Tar Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Hardinsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulda, with the one closest to Fulda listed first.
- Yelvington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Maceo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Ensor
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Philpot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Owensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulda, with the one closest to Fulda listed first.
- Lewisport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hawesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Patesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Pellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Cabot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Henderson County (KY)
- Carlinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fulda, with the one closest to Fulda listed first.
- Roberta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Concordia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Rhodelia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Wolf Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Andyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Beechland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Cedar Flat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Battletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Cold Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Payneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lodale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Ohio County (KY)
- Aetnaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fulda, see our County-by-County Page for Fulda.
Cemeteries Near Fulda ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fulda.
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 Fulda - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fulda covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fulda, with the one closest to Fulda listed first.
- Huffman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lanman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crooks Thom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rust Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Niles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tenn Beard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tableman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Purcell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (342 more) ...
- McDaniel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Huff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dodson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dodson Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84848 <3>
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 Fulda had a population of 148 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fulda, with the one closest to Fulda listed first.
- Huffman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Huffman is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Lamar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Saint Meinrad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Santa Claus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kennedy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Bristow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adyeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adyeville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adyeville
- Mariah Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberal is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Buffaloville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buffaloville is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffaloville
- Ferdinand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Ranger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Saint Henry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Henry is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
- Rockport Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fulda. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fulda.
Newspapers Published in Fulda ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fulda.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fulda, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fulda.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Fulda:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Spencer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Harrison County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Warrick County
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Meade County
- Ohio 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fulda) 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 Fulda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |